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TSCRA News Release: TSCRA Statement on USFWS Delisting of Lesser Prairie Chicken

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Lesser Prairie Chicken
Lesser Prairie Chicken

July 20, 2016
Contact: Laramie Adams
Cell: 512-922-7328
Fort Worth, Texas – Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) president Richard Thorpe, today made the following statement after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) formally delisted the Lesser Prairie-Chicken (LPC) as a “threatened” species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
“For far too long, many ranchers and landowners have operated under burdensome federal regulations due to the threatened listing of the Lesser Prairie-Chicken,” said Thorpe. “TSCRA is pleased the LPC has officially been removed from the Endangered Species list to provide relief for those affected by these unnecessary regulations.
This final action comes 10 months after U.S. District Judge Robert A. Junell, of Midland, Texas, determined USFWS had illegally listed the bird as a “threatened” species. USFWS appealed this court decision but dropped their appeal on May 11, 2016.
“This fight is not over. The USFWS already announced they are “undertaking a thorough re-evaluation of the bird’s status.” We encourage the USFWS to remember that ranchers and landowners have already voluntarily implemented successful conservation practices which were largely responsible for the court’s decision to delist the LPC in the first place. These practices have worked to conserve the LPC’s habitat for a long time and more government regulations are not the answer. TSCRA will continue to aggressively monitor future listings and encourages USFWS to keep the LPC off the Endangered Species list,” Thorpe concluded.

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TSCRA is a 139-year-old trade association and is the largest and oldest livestock organization based in Texas. TSCRA has more than 17,000 beef cattle operations, ranching families and businesses as members. These members represent approximately 50,000 individuals directly involved in ranching and beef production who manage 4 million head of cattle on 76 million acres of range and pasture land primarily in Texas and Oklahoma, but throughout the Southwest.

Written by:
Jaclyn Roberts
Published on:
July 20, 2016

Categories: General, News ReleasesTags: 2016, delisting, july, lesser prairie chicken, Statement, USFWS

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