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Article: MONO BASIN AREA POPULATION OF GREATER SAGE-GROUSE WARRANTS REVIEW FOR POSSIBLE PROTECTION UNDER ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- April 28, 2008
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The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service issued the following press release:
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) today announced it will conduct a status review of the Mono Basin area population of greater sage-grouse to determine if it warrants federal protection as a threatened or endangered species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
Today's decision, commonly known as a 90-day finding, is based on scientific information about the species provided in a petition requesting listing of the population under the ESA. The Service will now undertake a more thorough status review of the Mono Basin area population of greater sage-grouse to determine ...