Regulators' Delisting Of Lesser Prairie Chicken A Win, And A Test, For Voluntary Conservation

On July 20, 2016, ten months after a U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas judge ruled that federal regulators erred in finding the lesser prairie chicken "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the US Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) finalized its delisting decision. The decision not [...]