New endangered listing for rare lizard could slow oil and gas drilling in New Mexico and West Texas

Federal wildlife officials have declared a rare lizard in southeastern New Mexico and West Texas an endangered species. The Fish and Wildlife Service said Friday that future energy development, sand mining and climate change could lead to extinction of the dunes sagebrush lizard in one of the world’s most lucrative oil and natural gas basins…
>>> Read full article>>>
Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source : Chron – https://www.chron.com/business/article/new-endangered-listing-for-rare-lizard-could-slow-19464618.php