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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are asking the public for information regarding the destruction of a bald eagle's nest in Sherman, Texas.
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Freshwater mussels can pump and filter eight to 15 gallons of water a day, cleaning rivers and streams. Six of the 50 mussels that call Texas home are federally protected by Monday’s listing.
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Rare Permian Basin lizard gets federal protections, sparking criticism from the oil and gas industryThe dunes sagebrush lizard makes it home across West Texas and Eastern New Mexico in the heart of the region's oil fields. Now, industry advocates are speaking out over this decision.
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has declared the bracted twistflower, native to the Edwards Plateau, a threatened species, a month after putting another Texas plant on the endangered list.
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Scientists say a study that estimated far more golden-cheeked warblers in Texas than previously thought has been attacked and taken out of context as the state and federal government battle over the bird’s endangered status.
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The Texas General Land Office claims the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has defied a court order to reconsider delisting the Central Texas songbird as an endangered species.
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According to the federal wildlife agency, this newly acquired land is a major stopover area for migratory birds. It will now be added to a nearly 70,000-acre wildlife refuge.
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said other species are "higher priority" for listing as threatened or endangered.
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Federal wildlife managers are considering offering permits to landowners in the Permian Basin that environmentalists say could further compromise habitat for a rare lizard found only in parts of southeastern New Mexico and West Texas.