Posted November 21, 2014
On November 21, 2014 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued two final rules dealing with the Gunnison sage-grouse.
The Gunnison sage-grouse is a bird species from parts of Colorado and Utah. The first final rule, 79 FR 69191, added the Gunnison sage-grouse to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife under the Endangered Species Act. The second final rule, 79 FR 69311, designated approximately 1.5 million acres of lands in Colorado and Utah as critical habitat for the Gunnison sage-grouse.
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