A lizard native to southeast New Mexico’s Permian Basin was afforded the highest level of federal protections aimed at preventing its extinction, triggering concerns that landowners and industries in ...

The dunes sagebrush lizard in West Texas Flickr/Mark Watson In 2012, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) made the controversial decision not to list the dunes sagebrush lizard, a three-inch ...

The reptile, a tegu, had frostbite and showed signs of weakness from exposure in this week’s cold weather. It was unclear where it came from.

Environmentalists sued the federal government in hopes of garnering stronger protections for the dunes sagebrush lizard – an animal reportedly threatened by ongoing oil and gas development in ...

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Agreements between landowners in the Permian Basin region and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service could prevent the dunes sagebrush lizard from being listed for federal protection under the Endangered ...

This is a Dunes Sagebrush lizard. The Trump administration wants to put greater weight on the economic benefits of development when deciding if land or water should be protected for imperiled species.

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