Posted by WAFWA on February 28, 2014
The Range-Wide Oil and Gas Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances for the Lesser Prairie-Chicken (CCAA) is a voluntary conservation strategy that establishes a mitigation framework which is administered by WAFWA and permitted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). Established in 2014, the CCAA is in partnership with the…
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Posted by WAFWA on October 1, 2013
This document is a comprehensive range-wide conservation plan (RWP) for the lesser prairiechicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus; hereafter LPC), and if implemented in a timely manner, is intended to preclude the need to list the LPC under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). The goal of the RWP is…
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Posted by WAFWA on August 13, 2013
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Posted by WAFWA on September 14, 2012
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Posted by WAFWA on December 7, 2011
Lesser prairie-chickens (LEPC) breed in relatively open areas (e.g., low visual obstruction and low horizontal cover) of grasslands where males congregate to perform a courtship dance. This area is known as a lek. After mating, most females will nest within 3.2 km (2 miles) of the lek site. Due to…
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