The amendments apply to the Agricultural Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances (CCAA) for the lesser prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus; LEPC) between the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) approved on January 25, 2013. The amendments pertain to the number of acres targeted for enrollment.

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A male lesser prairie-chicken in the fading sunlight

The lesser prairie-chicken is a species of prairie grouse endemic to the southern and central high plains of the United States, commonly recognized for its feathered tarsi (legs), stout build, ground-dwelling habit, and lek mating behavior. The LEPC is closely related and generally similar in...

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