SILVER CITY, N.M.— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today added the dunes sagebrush lizard of southeastern New Mexico and West Texas to the list of endangered species and pledged to follow up by ...

SILVER CITY, N.M.— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that the dunes sagebrush lizard may warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act and initiated a year-long status review.

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is listing the dunes sagebrush lizard as an endangered species ... assurances that if the species is listed, they can continue to manage ...

The Dunes Sagebrush Lizard has long been associated with ... However, it now faces the looming threat of being listed as endangered, with a decision expected by June 2024. Habitat loss and ...

Advocates for conserving the lizard argued its primary threats were mining for sand used in the hydraulic fracturing.