Drilling on wildlife refuge won’t harm prairie dogs, FWS says

Posted by egable on December 2nd, 2008 filed in Endangered species, Energy development, Wildlife refuges

The Fish and Wildlife Service said Toronto-based Lexam Explorations’ plans for two exploratory natural gas wells on the Baca National Wildlife Refuge won’t significantly damage the environment, despite the presence of the Gunnison’s prairie dog, a candidate for listing under the Endangered Species Act, the Associated Press reports.