Unprecedented Action Would Condemn American Burying Beetle, Lesser Prairie Chicken to Extinction
American burying beetle photo by Doug Backlund, South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2015. In a partisan vote, the U.S. House of Representatives approved an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act today to end all federal protections for the American burying beetle and lesser prairie chicken under the Endangered Species Act. Despite the fact that the current range of the…
