/tags/u-s-fish-and-wildlife-service U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service en-US Copyright Thu, 18 Sep 2025 20:30:28 GMT /local-news/2025-09-18/oil-and-gas-endangered-species-protections-draconian Last month, the lesser prairie chicken lost its federal protections after a yearslong legal battle between conservationists and the oil and gas industry. °µºÚÍø sat down with the Permian Basin Petroleum Association’s Michael Lozano to talk about why producers oppose formal protections for other endangered species – such as the dune sagebrush lizard. Thu, 18 Sep 2025 20:30:28 GMT /local-news/2025-09-18/oil-and-gas-endangered-species-protections-draconian Bryce Dix /local-news/2025-08-20/lesser-prairie-chicken-protections-troubling-precedent Last week, a Texas judge decided to vacate a decision to list the lesser prairie chicken on the Endangered Species List, leaving conservationists worried about the precedent this could set for other at-risk species in the Permian. Wed, 20 Aug 2025 19:19:58 GMT /local-news/2025-08-20/lesser-prairie-chicken-protections-troubling-precedent Bryce Dix /local-news/2025-08-01/politics-fear-fight-mexican-gray-wolf It's been more than a month since the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service missed its own deadline to release a well-known endangered Mexican gray wolf and her family back into the wild after she was caught wandering well beyond the species’ recovery area twice in New Mexico. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 20:01:19 GMT /local-news/2025-08-01/politics-fear-fight-mexican-gray-wolf Bryce Dix /local-news/2025-03-28/advocates-await-judges-decision-on-mexican-wolf-rule A federal judge is set to make a decision in a landmark lawsuit that could reshape the future management of the Mexican gray wolf. Fri, 28 Mar 2025 23:39:56 GMT /local-news/2025-03-28/advocates-await-judges-decision-on-mexican-wolf-rule Bryce Dix /local-news/2024-10-11/pinyon-jay-lawsuit-delayed-protections Environmentalists are now threatening to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) after significant bureaucratic delays in determining whether the Pinyon Jay deserves increased habitat protections. Fri, 11 Oct 2024 20:00:34 GMT /local-news/2024-10-11/pinyon-jay-lawsuit-delayed-protections Bryce Dix /local-news/2024-06-06/yearslong-battle-over-trespassing-cows-on-valles-caldera-triggers-lawsuit The U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are at the center of a lawsuit put forward by several conservation groups accusing the federal government of failing to protect endangered species on the Valles Caldera Preserve. Thu, 06 Jun 2024 19:48:11 GMT /local-news/2024-06-06/yearslong-battle-over-trespassing-cows-on-valles-caldera-triggers-lawsuit Bryce Dix /local-news/2023-08-29/tribe-helps-replenish-the-san-juan-river-through-a-new-agreement In northern New Mexico, a recent release of water to help endangered fish is also breaking ground on a model partnership. It’s part of a landmark agreement between the state and the Jicarilla Apache Nation to lease water for the San Juan River. Wed, 30 Aug 2023 04:01:00 GMT /local-news/2023-08-29/tribe-helps-replenish-the-san-juan-river-through-a-new-agreement Sara Van Note, Santa Fe Reporter /local-news/2023-07-28/conservationists-fight-for-endangered-species-listings-as-climate-change-worsens The number of animals and plants listed under the Endangered Species Act is starting to grow after a years-long lull –– with rising temperatures and the destruction of habitats to blame. Now, environmental groups are trying to get threatened species listed before it’s too late, but they face a slow bureaucratic process. Fri, 28 Jul 2023 14:27:10 GMT /local-news/2023-07-28/conservationists-fight-for-endangered-species-listings-as-climate-change-worsens Bryce Dix /local-news/2023-06-14/release-of-captured-mexican-gray-wolf-reignites-wolf-management-debate ‘Asha,’ a well-known Mexican gray wolf named after schoolchildren, has now been returned to the wild in Arizona after its controversial capture back in January. The release has reignited debates among environmentalists, conservationists, and geneticists about where these wolves are allowed to roam. Wed, 14 Jun 2023 23:40:11 GMT /local-news/2023-06-14/release-of-captured-mexican-gray-wolf-reignites-wolf-management-debate Bryce Dix /local-news/2023-04-25/mexican-gray-alpha-wolf-quietly-killed-following-concerns-with-livestock The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reintroduced the nearly-extinct Mexican gray wolf back to the southwest 25 years ago. On the very same day the agency was celebrating this anniversary, a decision was made to quietly kill the leader of the Mangas wolf pack nicknamed ‘Rusty’ –– who was known to prey on livestock. Tue, 25 Apr 2023 18:17:11 GMT /local-news/2023-04-25/mexican-gray-alpha-wolf-quietly-killed-following-concerns-with-livestock Bryce Dix