FWS Finalizes Removal of Lesser Prairie-Chicken From Endangered Species Act List

FWS finalizes removal of lesser prairie-chicken from endangered species act list

Agriculture of America The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has finalized the removal of the Northern and Southern Distinct Population Segments of the lesser prairie-chicken… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Trump strips endangered species protections for lesser prairie-chicken, the dancing, booming grouse of the Southwest; The bird has been a target of farming and oil and gas interests for years, while environmental groups have pushed for more protections

After pecking away for years, the Trump administration last month finally erased all remaining endangered species protections for the lesser prairie-chicken, whose “booming” and red-throated mating dance highlighted biologists’ efforts to carve out more safe habitat across the Southwest in…

Rare dancing prairie bird is no longer protected

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — A ground-dwelling bird known for elaborate mating dances on the southern Great Plains will no longer be federally protected after the Trump administration agreed with arguments by three states and the beef and petroleum industries…