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FILE - In this March 29, 2020, file photo, a bird flies among wind turbines near King City, Mo. The Trump administration is moving to scale back criminal enforcement of a century-old law protecting most American wild bird species. The former director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service told AP billions of birds could die if the government doesn't hold companies liable for accidental bird deaths. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Ex-wildlife chief: Trump rule could kill billions of birds

By AMY BETH HANSON and MATTHEW BROWN - Associated Press

This April 2014 photo provided by Colorado Parks and Wildlife shows a Gunnison sage grouse with tail feathers fanned near Gunnison, Colorado. (Associated Press)

Gunnison sage grouse listed as threatened species by wildlife officials

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

This March 2007 photo provided by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department shows a male lesser prairie chicken in a mating stature in the Texas panhandle. The Obama administration is placing the lesser prairie chicken on a list of threatened species, a move that could affect oil and gas drilling, wind farms and other activities in five central and southwestern states. The decision by the Fish and Wildlife Service is a step below “endangered” status and allows for more flexibility in how the protections for the bird will be carried out under the Endangered Species Act. An announcement was expected Thursday. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the listing decision in advance. (AP Photo/Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Jon McRoberts)

Feds list lesser prairie chicken as threatened

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

FILE - This Aug. 23, 2013 file photo shows wind turbines silhouetted by the setting sun near Beaumont, Kansas. The head of the Fish and Wildlife Service tells a House panel he is unable to comply with a request for thousands of documents related to enforcement of environmental laws at wind farms where eagles and other birds have been killed. Agency director Dan Ashe said he and his staff have made &quot;super-human efforts' to supply the documents, but said the amount of documents being sought and the timeframe were &quot;completely unreasonable.'' House Republicans say the administration has engaged in a &quot;deliberate, 10-month-long slow roll&quot; to supply documents. An Associated Press investigation last year revealed that the Obama administration was failing to enforce the law for wind power, even as it pursued bird deaths caused by oil companies. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

GOP: Administration stonewalling on bird deaths

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

The Department of the Interior announced on Wednesday, June 13, 2012, that it will not declare the dunes sagebrush lizard an endangered species. Officials said voluntary efforts by New Mexico and Texas have headed off the need for the federal government to step in. (AP Photo/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

White House retreats on endangered species protection for lizard

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times