![]() ![]() ![]() But the agency reversed course in 2015 without adequate justification or explanation and found that the bird does not warrant federal protection. In 2013, the Fish and Wildlife Service proposed listing the bi-state sage grouse Distinct Population Segment as a “threatened species” under the Endangered Species Act, citing multiple significant threats to the grouse and their habitats, including infrastructure, livestock grazing, that spread of invasive species (particularly cheatgrass), range fires, urban sprawl, mining, energy development, recreation and climate change. These genetically unique and isolated sage grouse inhabit the Mono Basin on the California-Nevada border and face multiple threats to their survival. Fish and Wildlife Service’s failure to protect the imperiled bi-state sage grouse population under the Endangered Species Act. SAN FRANCISCO – A coalition of conservation groups filed a lawsuit today in federal court challenging the U.S. Tiny Mono Basin Populations in California, Nevada Face Imminent Threats Anderson, Center for Biological Diversity, (323) 490-0223, Seeks Endangered Species Act Protections for Imperiled Bi-state Sage Grouse Michael Connor, Western Watersheds Project, (818) Molvar, WildEarth Guardians, (307) 399-7910.
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