Court upholds protection for rare bird in Colorado, Utah
Source: Associated Press
Dan Elliott, Associated Press
Updated 7:08 pm CDT, Friday, September 28, 2018
DENVER (AP) — A rare bird found only in Colorado and Utah will stay on the endangered species list, at least for now, a U.S. district judge said Friday.
The judge upheld a 2014 decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect the Gunnison sage grouse as a threatened species and to designate more than 2,200 square miles (5,800 square kilometers) of land as critical habitat.
State and county governments in Colorado and Utah as well as a Colorado ranching group had challenged the decision, arguing the best scientific data did not support threatened status.
They also questioned whether all of the land classified as critical habitat was suitable for the birds.
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