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States File Suit Against FWS for Lesser Prairie Chicken ESA Designation

2014-04-09 23:40:00| Beef

Janell Baum for Beef Producer Kansas and North Dakota are the latest states to join a three-state lawsuit brought by Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt challenging the process by which the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decided to list the lesser prairie chicken as threatened. read more

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Fish and Wildlife Service Lists Lesser Prairie-Chicken As Threatened

2014-04-02 04:27:00| Beef

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decides to list the lesser prairie chicken as endangered, though a special rule establishes unprecedented conservation partnership with states to provide regulatory certainty for landowners and businesses. It also enables states to maintain the lead management for conservation efforts. read more

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U.S. lists lesser prairie chicken as threatened, energy groups wary

2014-03-27 23:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: The Obama administration on Thursday listed the lesser prairie chicken, a small grassland bird native to parts of the country's oil and gas belt, as "threatened," a move that could draw the ire of some Western lawmakers and energy producers. "The lesser prairie chicken is in dire straits," said U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service director Dan Ashe, citing a "rapid and severe decline" in the species' population. Energy companies worried that some oil and gas fields could become off-limits to drilling...

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Lesser Prairie-Chicken Initiative Moves Forward

2014-03-07 20:55:00| Beef

Cattlemen in the 5-state Lesser Prairie-Chicken range await a March 31 decision on whether or not the bird will be listed. Things are moving inexorably toward March 31, which is when the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is expected to announce whether or not the lesser prairie-chicken will be listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act. read more

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