Issues IPAA featured in the Washington Post. Last week, the Washington Post featured an extensive article on the lesser prairie chicken and its potential listing as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). While the article was fairly balanced, it [...]
Issues Utah releases management plan for Greater sage-grouse. On Wednesday, April 24th, Utah released its new Greater sage grouse conservation plan to protect and expand the grouse’s habitat region. The plan, which covers 90 percent of the species, designates 11 [...]
Issues FWS “Breaking” Utah’s Heart over Gunnison Sage-grouse Listing. This week, Utah Lt. Governor Greg Bell provided testimony at a Committee on Natural Resources hearing. During his testimony, the Lt. Governor stated that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) [...]
Issues Utah county adopts sage grouse conservation plan. In an effort to avoid a federal listing of the Gunnison sage-grouse, the Box Elder County Commission has endorsed a pilot program to protect the bird. The plan includes poisoning ravens, removing [...]
Issues **ESA Watch website now live! Interested in viewing news regarding ESA regulations and comments, or miss one of our ESA newsletters? Visit IPAA’s new ESAWatch.org website. IPAA and others comment on proposed Gunnison sage-grouse listing. This week, the [...]
Issues FWS releases Greater Sage-grouse report. On Monday, March 25th, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) released a final report, a collaborative effort between state and federal agencies, aimed at guiding and evaluating Greater Sage-grouse conservation efforts. The report [...]
Issues IPAA sets the record straight on the Gunnison sage grouse. Last week, the New York Times ran an Op-Ed in support of listing the Gunnison sage grouse under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA). The piece was critical of [...]
Issues IPAA Submits comments on the Lesser Prairie Chicken. This week, the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) submitted comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) in regards to the proposed listing of the Lesser Prairie Chicken (LPC). [...]