The dunes sagebrush lizard lives in the same West Texas land that supports the state’s biggest oil and gas fields, and ...
Oil and gas industry supporters worried conserving the rare lizard species in the Permian Basin could restrict industry ...
More than 40 years after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service initially recognized the need for federal protections for the dunes sagebrush lizard, the agency has finally listed the tiny reptile ...
The dunes sagebrush lizard has been added to the endangered species list over objections from the oil and gas industry in ...
MIDLAND, Texas — The dunes sagebrush lizard was recently added to the endangered species list by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...
A lizard native to southeast New Mexico’s Permian Basin was afforded the highest level of federal protections aimed at preventing its extinction, triggering concerns that landowners and ...
Federal wildlife officials declared the dunes sagebrush lizard an endangered species due to threats from energy development. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said the lizard is "in danger of ...
On May 20, 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) published a final rule listing the dunes sagebrush lizard (Scleroperus arenicolus) (DSL) as endangered (Final Rule) under the ...
A rare lizard in Texas has been listed as endangered, threatening to slow oil and gas development in the Permian Basin.
"The Endangered Species Act is an important tool in preventing the extinction of imperiled species like the dunes sagebrush ...