NCBA Sues Biden Administration to Overturn Lesser Prairie Chicken

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association recently filed a Notice of Intent to sue the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.  NCBA is planning the lawsuit over the listing of the lesser prairie chicken under the Endangered Species Act.

NCBA Associate Director of Government Affairs Sigrid Johannes said, “The lesser prairie chicken only survives today because of the voluntary conservation efforts of ranchers,” adding, “There are numerous places where this listing goes seriously wrong and we are defending cattle producers against this overreaching, unscientific rule.”

The listing was previously set to take effect at the end of January, but thanks to pressure on the Biden administration from NCBA and our allies in Congress, the rule was delayed by 60 days.  The listing will now take effect on March 27th, and the states included in the species’ range are Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Colorado.

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