The dunes sagebrush lizard lives in the same West Texas land that supports the state’s biggest oil and gas fields, and ...
the agency has finally listed the tiny reptile under the Endangered Species Act. Found in West Texas and eastern New Mexico, the dunes sagebrush lizard has suffered a population decline largely ...
The dunes sagebrush lizard was listed as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act, per a decision issued May 17 by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. An endangered listing means the ...
Oil and gas industry supporters worried conserving the rare lizard species in the Permian Basin could restrict industry access to land.
MIDLAND, Texas — The dunes sagebrush lizard was recently added to the endangered species list by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, preventing it and its habitat from destruction. However ...
SILVER CITY, N.M.— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today added the dunes sagebrush lizard of southeastern New Mexico and West Texas to the list of endangered species and pledged to follow up by ...
On May 20, 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) published a final rule listing the dunes sagebrush lizard ... list the species or to list the species as threatened rather than ...
The dunes sagebrush lizard has been added to the endangered species list over objections from the oil and gas industry in ...
On Friday, May 17, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service added the dunes sagebrush lizard of southeastern New Mexico and West Texas to the list of endangered species. The lizards are native to a ...
The US Fish and Wildlife Service has listed the dunes sagebrush lizard, endemic to the Permian basin, as an endangered ...