Greater Sage Grouse Receives "Not Warranted" Rather Than Listing

Greater Sage Grouse Receives "Not Warranted" Rather Than Listing

Exciting news announced yesterday concerning the greater sage grouse —Department of Interior Secretary Sally Jewel announced that the bird would not be listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act.
Ranchers and landowners in Colorado, and across the West, have worked diligently with state-level regulatory agencies on voluntary conservation measures. One great example is the creation of the Colorado Habitat Exchange which is a collaborative effort between Colorado Cattlemen's Association, Partners for Western Conservation, the Environmental Defense Fund, energy companies and wildlife regulatory agencies. Colorado Cattlemen’s Association Executive Vice President Terry Fankhauser says
Fankhauser: “Of course Colorado has worked aggressively on the Habitat Exchange. That exchange really engages landowners in the regulated community in being able to do proactive, measurable outcome-based conservation. And that is positive.”
Fankhauser continues
Fankauser: “Colorado has really invested heavily in science related to the greater grouse — Fish and Wildlife and others don’t not do that type of work as they rely on the states. It should not go without saying that the science that states like Colorado have done related to understanding the grouse is of the upmost value and should be continued and should be implemented under an adaptive management strategy of which today we heard today that would be one of the stepping stones in management of the grouse into the future.”

 

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