| Gunnison
Sage-grouse Gets Another Chance at Protection |
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August
19, 2009 
A western Colorado county and conservation
organizations have agreed to settle a lawsuit against the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service challenging its April 2006 negative
listing decision for Gunnison sage-grouse. The agency will prepare
a new listing decision for the species by June 30, 2010. |
| Gunnison
Sage-grouse May Get Federal Protection |
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March
24, 2009
The Fish and Wildlife Service has
filed a notice in federal court stating that, in light of the
latest investigation of the Bush Administration's misapplication
of the Endangered Species Act, the agency will reconsider its
decision to deny protection to the Gunnison sage-grouse. |
| New
Listing Decision for Gunnison Sage-grouse? |
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February
12, 2009
The
Fish and Wildlife Service has filed a notice with the U.S. District
Court in Washington, DC stating that, in light of the latest
investigative report on Bush Administration interference in
the administration of the ESA, the agency may reconsider its
position in current litigation over its refusal to protect Gunnison
sage-grouse under the ESA in April 2006. |
| Gunnison
Sage-grouse Makes Top 10 List of Species in Need of Protection |
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December
16, 2008
The
Gunnison sage-grouse is among the top ten species most in need
of protection under the Endangered Species Act, according to
a report by the Endangered Species Coalition. |
| Fish
and Wildlife Service Document Reveals Tainted Listing Decision
for Gunnison Sage-grouse |
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September
24, 2007
A U.S Fish and Wildlife Service
memorandum provides new evidence that former
Deputy Assistant Secretary Julie MacDonald, and the Fish
and Wildlife Service Washington and Regional offices frustrated
and prevented agency biologists from recommending that the Service
list Gunnison sage-grouse as "endangered" or "threatened"
under the ESA. |
| Sagebrush
Listed Among Most Threatened Bird Habitats in U.S. |
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February
7, 2007
The American Bird Conservancy has ranked sagebrush
third among the twenty most threatened bird habitats in the
United States. The ABC report identifies livestock grazing,
invasive species and fire as continuing threats to sagebrush
steppe. |
San
Miguel County Leads Coalition Challenging Gunnison Sage-grouse
'Not Warranted" Listing Determination  |
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November
15, 2006
San Miguel County (CO) and citizen organizations filed a lawsuit
today in federal court challenging the failure of the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service to protect the Gunnison sage-grouse under
the Endangered Species Act. |
| Bush
Administration Officials Reverse Endangered Species Listing
for Gunnison Sage-grouse |
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October
30, 2006
Documents received from the Fish and Wildlife Service reveal
that Bush Administration officials reversed the agency's recommendation
to list Gunnison sage-grouse as "endangered" under
the Endangered Species Act. |
| San
Miguel County Joins Coalition Seeking Gunnison Sage-Grouse Protection |
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June
5, 2006
San Miguel County in Colorado has formally joined an effort
to protect the Gunnison sage-grouse under the federal Endangered
Species Act. |
| Bush
Administration Denies Protection to Gunnison Sage-Grouse under
Endangered Species Act |
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April
12, 2006
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has denied protection to
the Gunnison sage-grouse under the Endangered Species Act. Scientists
have warned that Gunnison sage-grouse may become extinct without
protection. |
| Federal
Court Throws Out Endangered Species Act Policy Nationwide |
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June
3, 2004
In a ruling with national significance, a federal court ordered
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to stop using its Petition
Management Guidance system to avoid listing "candidate
species" under the Endangered Species Act
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Court
Injunction, American Lands Alliance, et al. v. Gale Norton,
et al.
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| Conservation
Groups Seek Emergency Listing for Gunnison Sage Grouse |
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March
17, 2004
A coalition of conservation organizations filed litigation in
Washington, D.C. district court today asking the court to order
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to emergency list the Gunnison
sage grouse as "endangered" under the Endangered Species
Act |
| Conservation
Groups File Lawsuit to List Gunnison Sage Grouse as Endangered |
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September
29, 2000
Conservation groups have sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
for failure to issue a 90-day finding on their petition to list
Gunnison sage grouse under the Endangered Species Act |
| Conservation,
Scientific Organizations to List the Gunnison Sage Grouse under
the Endangered Species
Act |
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January
28, 2000
American Lands and a coalition of conservation and scientific
organizations filed a petition with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service to list the Gunnison sage grouse as endangered |
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