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Lesser Prairie Chicken Could Soon Pose a Bigger Problem to Farmers and Ranchers
Wed, 25 May 2011 13:33:51 CDT
The lesser prairie chicken could be added to the endangered species list in the near future and it has many farmers and ranchers concerned. However, Dave White with the Natural Resource Conservation Service says farmers and ranchers do not need to get worried yet. The NRCS is planning to work together with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to hopefully reach an agreement, much like the issue with the sage grouse in previous years.
The lesser prairie chicken covers five states across the nation, including Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, New Mexico and Colorado. White says the NRCS wants to see an agreement between the two agencies on an issue of such importance. White also says he hopes the agreement will be beneficial to farmers and ranchers in this region in that it will allow them to continue their agricultural practices and will not be affected if they acknowledge the needs of the lesser prairie chicken.
White says the NRCS is happy to work with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and is looking forward to coming up with a win-win agreement for both ranchers and the lesser prairie chicken.
However, the lesser prairie chicken is not only a concern for agriculture, but also for the wind energy industry in Oklahoma. The placement of transmission lines is also a concern for the habitat for lesser prairie chickens.
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