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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Susan Montoya Bryan

US sued over lack of protection plan for rare grouse

ASSOCIATED PRESS

An environmental group is suing U.S. wildlife managers, saying they have failed to protect a rare grouse found in parts of the Midwest that include one of the country’s most prolific areas for oil and gas development.

A lawsuit filed Tuesday by the Center for Biological Diversity says the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is nearly five months late in releasing a final rule outlining protections for the lesser prairie chicken.

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