Zinke proposes extended mining ban on bighorn sheep habitat
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has proposed extending a ban on mineral extraction on Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) wintering grounds in Wyoming. The ...
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Mining deemed threat to Sage-Grouse; millions of acres withdrawn
In September 2015 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decided to refrain from listing the greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) under the Endangered ...