Amendments to the Lesser Prairie Chicken and Dunes Sagebrush Lizard CCA and CCAA

Appendix I: Amendment to the Candidate Conservation Agreement and Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances for lesser prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) and sand dunes lizard (Sceloporus arenicolus), also known as the dunes sagebrush sagebrush
The western United States’ sagebrush country encompasses over 175 million acres of public and private lands. The sagebrush landscape provides many benefits to our rural economies and communities, and it serves as crucial habitat for a diversity of wildlife, including the iconic greater sage-grouse and over 350 other species.

Learn more about sagebrush lizard, in New Mexico , dated December 8, 2008. The amendment would provide for an All Activities enrollment option, reclassify habitat categories for the lesser prairie-chicken, and remove enrollment barriers to increase participation.