Issues Dunes sagebrush lizard making headlines again in Texas. The conservation of the dunes sagebrush lizard is up for debate again in the Permian Basin. After the Fish and Wildlife Service proposed listing the species under the Endangered Species Act [...]
Issues Sage-grouse amendment up for approval in annual defense policy bill. A proposed amendment to the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would decentralize greater sage-grouse conservation, granting individual states more control over management, and preventing the U.S. Fish and [...]
ICYMI: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a six-month extension on the deadline for making a final ESA listing determination for the Texas hornshell. The public comment period is open until September 11th. New species pages: IPAA has developed [...]
CAP report looks at sage grouse plans. In a new report published this week, the Center for American Progress (CAP) claims that Interior Secretary Zinke favored oil and natural gas development in his review of the sage grouse conservation management [...]
Interior to announce lesser prairie-chicken listing in fall. The White House released its Unified Agenda this week, including plans from the Interior Department to issue a proposed rule on whether to list the lesser prairie chicken under the Endangered Species Act. Fish and [...]
Issues Six years of aerial survey data show lesser prairie chicken populations holding steady. A new survey from the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA) finds the lesser prairie-chicken population is remaining stable, with an increase in the estimated breeding [...]
Issues IPAA holds meetings with Interior, Fish and Wildlife leadership. This week, IPAA President and CEO Barry Russell, Senior Vice President of Government Relations and Political Affairs Dan Naatz, Government Relations and Political Affairs Director Ryan Ullman, and Government Relations [...]
Issues Western Governors invite Zinke to talk sage grouse. The Western State Governors coalition sent a letter to Secretary Zinke this week, calling on the Interior head to meet with them in Montana next week at the Western Governors' Association [...]