The Lesser Prairie-Chicken is the focus of new bills in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate, with some legislators seeking to permanently remove the species from the Endangered Species Act (ESA). 🪶
If successful, this effort will be catastrophic for this icon of the American West. 🧵
If successful, this effort will be catastrophic for this icon of the American West. 🧵
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This is about more than a single species; it's about keeping bedrock wildlife protection law intact. Scientists, & the guardrails set forth in the law should determine species listing, not politics!
Visit https://bit.ly/4jL3NON to learn more about Senate Bill 171 and House Resolution 571. 🪶