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Texas lizard added to endangered species list over the oil and gas industry’s objections
The lizard only lives in about 4% of the 86,000-square-mile Permian Basin, which spans across Texas and New Mexico, according to the Fish and Wildlife Service. In Texas, the lizard has been found ...
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Dunes Sagebrush Lizard Finally Protected as Endangered in New Mexico, Texas
SILVER CITY, N.M.— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today added the dunes sagebrush lizard of southeastern New Mexico and West Texas to the list of endangered species and pledged to follow up by ...
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Lawsuit Launched to Protect Imperiled Dunes Sagebrush Lizard in Texas, New Mexico
The petition also requested that the Fish and Wildlife Service designate critical habitat for the lizards because thousands of acres where they live are at risk from oil and gas drilling and ...