Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Proposed for Endangered Species Listing

CHICAGO – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) proposed to list the rusty patched bumble bee as an endangered species today. The once widely-distributed insect species has been eliminated from over 80 percent of its historic range.

Lesser Prairie-Chicken Nest Survival May Decline by 2050

TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY – Lesser prairie-chicken nest survival may decrease to a level considered too low to sustain the current population by 2050, according to a new report by Texas Tech University and the U.S. Geological Survey.