Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Sand dunes lizard does not merit protected lists, U.S. finds

The federal government will not place the dunes sagebrush lizard, a sand-dwelling reptile of the West Texas oil patch, on the lists of species requiring special protection, officials said Wednesday. The decision comes two years after the Fish and Wildlife Service proposed listing the lizard as endangered because increased oil and gas activity in the Permian Basin left it without enough habitat...more

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