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US Agency Denies Petition to Strip Protections From Songbird

US Agency Denies Petition to Strip Protections From Songbird

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has denied a petition that sought to end federal protections for the western yellow-billed cuckoo, saying the rare songbird continues to face threats. The agency published its finding Wednesday, saying that removing the songbird from the threatened and endangered species list […]

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Report: Sage-grouse recovery to cost millions and take years

Report: Sage-grouse recovery to cost millions and take years

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — A federal agency says rebuilding a sage-grouse population found only in Colorado and Utah could take more than 50 years and cost nearly $561 million. The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel reported Saturday that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released a draft recovery plan for the […]

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Scientists find flaws in plan to lift US wolf protections

Scientists find flaws in plan to lift US wolf protections

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Scientists tasked with reviewing government plans to lift protections for gray wolves across most of the U.S. said in a report released Friday that the proposal has numerous factual errors and other problems. The five-member scientific panel’s conclusions were detailed in a 245-page report delivered to […]

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Politics, killings stifle wolf recovery amid hefty price tag

Politics, killings stifle wolf recovery amid hefty price tag

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Illegal killings and longstanding political resistance have undercut the return of two species of endangered wolves to the wild, frustrating government efforts that already cost more than $80 million but have failed to meet recovery targets. The number of red wolves roaming the forests of North […]

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USFWS reconsidering status of bi-state sage grouse in NV-CA

USFWS reconsidering status of bi-state sage grouse in NV-CA

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says it’s going back to the drawing board with its plans to protect a type of imperiled game bird found only along the California-Nevada line after a federal judge struck down its decision to rescind a proposal to list it […]

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APNewsBreak: US easing land restrictions across US West

APNewsBreak: US easing land restrictions across US West

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Trump administration is finalizing plans to ease restrictions on oil and gas drilling and other industries that were meant to protect an imperiled bird species that ranges across the American West, federal officials said Thursday. U.S. Bureau of Land Management Acting Director Brian Steed told […]

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US to ease oil drilling controls protecting imperiled bird

US to ease oil drilling controls protecting imperiled bird

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Latest on the Trump administration’s efforts to ease drilling restrictions that were put in place to protect a declining bird species (all times local): 3:00 p.m. Federal officials have dropped plans to conduct a five-year status review of a jeopardized bird species as the Trump […]

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US judge reinstates proposed listing of bi-state sage grouse

US judge reinstates proposed listing of bi-state sage grouse

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A U.S. judge who earlier ruled federal wildlife officials illegally denied Endangered Species Act protection for a population of bi-state sage grouse in California and Nevada in 2015 has reinstated the proposed listing of the bird as threatened until a new review determines whether it’s on […]

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Governors say ban on land deals could hurt beleaguered bird

Governors say ban on land deals could hurt beleaguered bird

DENVER (AP) — Some governors in the U.S. West say a new Trump administration directive threatens to undermine a hard-won compromise aimed at saving a beleaguered bird scattered across their region. The directive, issued in late July, severely limits a type of land swap involving federal property. Critics say that […]

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