haʊˈɛvɚ, ˌɔn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi twˈɛlv, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn, ðə jˈuː.ˈɛs. dˈɪstɹɪkt kˈoːɹt fɚðɪ ˈiːstɚn dˈɪstɹɪkt ʌv wˈɑːʃɪŋtən ʌphˈɛld ðə dᵻsˈɪʒən ʌvðɪ ˈʌsfwəz, fˈaɪndɪŋ ðɪ ˌɛfdˌʌbəljˌuːˈɛsɪz dɪtˌɜːmᵻnˈeɪʃən "ðæt ɐn ˌɔːɹɡɐnᵻzˈeɪʃənz ɹᵻkwˈɛst fɔːɹ lˈɪstɪŋ ðə dʒˈaɪənt pˈælaʊs ˈɜːθwɜːm dɹˈɪloʊlˌɜːɹəs ɐmˈɛɹɪkˌænəs dʒˌiːpˌiːˈiː æz ɐ θɹˈɛʔn̩d ɔːɹ ɛndˈeɪndʒɚd spˈiːsiːz ˌʌndɚ ðɪ ɛndˈeɪndʒɚd spˈiːsiːz ˈækt wʌz nˌɑːt səpˈoːɹɾᵻd baɪ səbstˈænʃəl ˌɪnfɚmˈeɪʃən wʌzɐ ɹˈiːzənəbəl dɪtˌɜːmᵻnˈeɪʃən wˌɛɹ ðɪ ˌɔːɹɡɐnᵻzˈeɪʃən hædtə ɹᵻlˈaɪ ˈɔːlmoʊst ɛntˈaɪɚli əpˌɑːn sˈɜːkəmstˌænʃəl ˈɛvɪdəns.
However, on February 12, 2009, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington upheld the decision of the USFWS, finding the FWS's determination "that an organization's request for listing the giant Palouse earthworm (Driloleirus americanus) (GPE) as a threatened or endangered species under the Endangered Species Act was not supported by substantial information was a reasonable determination where the organization had to rely almost entirely upon circumstantial evidence.