Issues Gunnison Sage Grouse Listed as Threatened. This week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed the Gunnison sage grouse as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), a decision that was met with criticism from a number of leaders [...]
Issues Congress Questions Interior’s Proposed Listing & Science on Greater Sage Grouse. This week, 18 members of Congress sent a letter to Interior Secretary Sally Jewell regarding their concerns with the Department’s science and transparency on the proposed future listing [...]
Issues Court Withdraws Proposed Listing of Dunes Sagebrush Lizard. In June 2013, the Defenders of Wildlife and the Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service after its decision to cancel the proposed listing of the dunes [...]
Issues WGA Sends Letter to FWS Regarding Voluntary Pre-listing Conservation Agreements.This week, the Western Governors Association sent a letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) requesting an extension of the public comment period for the draft Policy Regarding [...]
Issues Yellow-billed Cuckoo Considered for Threatened Listing. This week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) proposed listing over 850 square miles occupied by the yellow-billed cuckoo as critical habitat. In October 2013, the FWS proposed listing the bird as [...]
Issues Sage Grouse Plans Ruffle Feathers in Montana. The potential listing of the Greater Sage Grouse in Montana has many residents concerned for both the state economy, local agricultural interests, and existing conservation measures. Dr. John Lacey, who farms and [...]
Issues FWS Announces Extension of Comment Period for the Northern Long-Eared Bat. This week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced the extension of the comment period for the Northern Long-Eared Bat. On October 2, 2013, the FWS proposed [...]
Issues Dunes Sagebrush Lizard Intervention Granted. This week, two motions to intervene in the proposed listing of the Dunes Sagebrush Lizard under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) were granted. The motions were brought by the Comptroller of Public Accounts of [...]