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Endangered Species Act Protection Will Be Considered for White-tailed Prairie Dog
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced it will initiate a formal review of the white-tailed prairie dog's status, and will consider protecting the prairie dog under the Endangered Species Act. This overturns the Service's 2004 decision denying protections, which the Service admits was manipulated by a political appointee.
Core Lynx Habitat Spared from Oil and Gas Drilling
Some of the most important habitat for endangered Canada lynx in the Southern Rocky Mountains was spared from imminent damage from oil and gas drilling Friday when the Bureau of Land Management deferred leasing on 144,000 acres of the Rio Grande National Forest.
Lynx Habitat Threatened by Oil and Gas Development
Wildlife advocates and conservation groups filed formal protests yesterday of the Bureau of Land Management’s proposal to allow oil and gas drilling in tens of thousands of acres of forest in Southwest Colorado. Oil and gas drilling in this area would damage important wildlife habitat, including core habitat for the Canada lynx.
