June 27, 2014 Contacts: Gavin Shire (FWS), (703) 358-2649, gavin_shire@fws.gov Connie Barclay (NOAA), (301) 427-8003, connie.barclay@noaa.gov The Department of the Interior’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service today announced a [...]
Issues BLM Limits Land Leasing in Sage Grouse Habitat Region. This week, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued a moratorium blocking oil, natural gas, and coal leasing on public lands that overlap with the Gunnison sage grouse in [...]
Issues New Mexico Jumping Mouse to Get Federal Protection. This week, the New Mexico Jumping Mouse was listed as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA). The Jumping Mouse’s historical habitat consists of New Mexico, Arizona and southern Colorado. [...]
The White River and Douglas Creek Conservation Districts of Colorado have submitted comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to express their disagreement with the proposed federal listing of the Gunnsion sage-grouse. These districts are charged with caring [...]