State Corner Crossing Legislative Efforts and Lesser Prairie Chickens

About this episode

The episode discusses legislative efforts regarding corner-crossing and the status of lesser prairie chickens under the Endangered Species Act.

The guys discuss legislative efforts to decriminalize corner-crossing in Wyoming and Oregon. (Note: Wyoming's effort failed after this episode was recorded, but could come back in future years, and there's still a 10th Circuit of Appeals case saying it is and always has been legal). They also put their tin hats on to discuss the recent action by the FWS to remove lesser prairie chickens from Endangered Species Act protections and initiate an new review of whether or not they warrant listing.

People in this episode

Hosts: David Willms, Nephi Cole

Topics covered

• corner-crossing
• legislation
• wildlife protection
• lesser prairie chickens
• Endangered Species Act
• Wyoming
• Oregon

Keywords

• corner-crossing
• Wyoming
• Oregon
• lesser prairie chickens
• Endangered Species Act
• legislation
• wildlife

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FWS

Places: Wyoming, Oregon, 10th Circuit of Appeals

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