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POSTED: 8:05
a.m. EDT May 4, 2004
STOCKHOLM,
Sweden -- Government
officials in Sweden want to know why a mythical monster is on the nation's
endangered species list.
Legend has it
that a giant serpent, similar to the Loch Ness Monster, lives in Sweden's fifth
largest lake. The creature was placed on the endangered list by a provincial
environment court.
The listing came to light when a businessman applied for a
permit to collect and hatch monster eggs. Parliamentary officials say the
application was probably a joke, but was turned down because the lake monster
has been a protected species since 1986.
The investigation will
determine just how the monster was placed on the endangered species list and
whether it belongs there.
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