“The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must act now to prevent the extinction of the pinyon jay,” said Defenders of Wildlife New Mexico representative Patricia Estrella.
Defenders of Wildlife petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today to protect the pinyon jay under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The species is experiencing a precipitous decline throughout the western U.S. due, in part, to the loss and degradation of its piñon-juniper woodlands habitat. Over the past 50 years, the pinyon jay population declined by 85 percent, and, without the protections afforded by the ESA, half of its remaining global population is expected to be lost by 2035.
Defenders of Wildlife Seeks Endangered Status for Pinyon Jay
Defenders of Wildlife petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today to protect the pinyon jay under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The species is experiencing a precipitous decline throughout the western U.S. due, in part, to the loss and degradation of its piñon-juniper woodlands habitat. Over the past 50 years, the pinyon jay population declined by 85 percent, and, without the protections afforded by the ESA, half of its remaining global population is expected to be lost by 2035.
Defenders of Wildlife Seeks Endangered Status for Pinyon Jay