Category Archives: Delisting

Controversial Decision by Federal Government to List Yellow-Billed Cuckoo Challenged

GEORGETOWN, TX:  A diverse group of local governments, landowners and industry representatives has challenged the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) by filing a petition to remove the Western Distinct Population Segment of the Yellow-billed Cuckoo (YBCU; Coccyzus americanus), from the federal … Continue reading

Citizen-backed Effort to Delist American Burying Beetle Marches On

AUSTIN, TX – American Stewards of Liberty (ASL) and the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) have filed a Notice of Intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) for violation of section 4(b)(3)(B) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) … Continue reading

Court Orders U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Take a New Look at Petition to Delist Bone Cave Harvestman

December 28, 2016—GEORGETOWN, TX – The United States District Court for the Western District of Texas issued an order late last week granting the motion of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to take remand of its decision to reject the petition … Continue reading