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Section 7 Consultation The Endangered Species Act (ESA) directs all Federal agencies to work to conserve endangered and threatened species and to use their authorities to further the purposes of the Act. Section 7 of the Act, called "Interagency Cooperation," is the mechanism by which Federal agencies ensure the actions they take, including those they fund or authorize, do not jeopardize the existence of any listed species.

Learn more about Section 7 Biological Opinion for the Issuance of an Amended Section 10(a)(1)(B) Permit for Incidental Take of the Northern and Southern Distinct Population Segments of the Lesser Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus; LEPC) to Lesser Prairie-Chicken Conservation LLC for the Amended Oil and Gas Habitat Conservation Plan for the Lesser Prairie-Chicken; Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas