WildEarth Guardians

Friday, June 29, 2007
Gunnison's Prairie Dog Settlement Agreement

The Settlement Agreement issued by a D.C. federal court ordering the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to issue a new determination on Endangered Species Act protection for the Gunnison's prairie dog
Contact: Gladys Kessler U.S. District Judge

A coalition of scientists, spiritual leaders, and conservation groups settled a lawsuit in D.C. federal court over the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) refusal to conduct a full review on whether to list the Gunnison’s prairie dog, found in the southwest, under the Endangered Species Act. Under the settlement, the court ordered the Service to issue a new determination on Endangered Species Act protection for the Gunnison’s by February 1, 2008.

Read the Settlement (PDF)