Comment from Center for Biological Diversity
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Summary: The Center for Biological Diversity submitted a research report highlighting a significant biodiversity crisis and population decline in North American birds, particularly in grasslands. The submission provides scientific context regarding habitat loss and avian decline but does not explicitly state a position on the specific grasshopper and Mormon cricket suppression program.
Please find the attached comments and reference material from the Center for Biological Diversity regarding APHIS' notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the grasshopper and Mormon cricket program. Docket Number: APHIS-2026-0628
Attachments
- Rosenberg et al. - 2019 - Decline of the North American avifauna (PDF)
- Runquist et al. - 2024 - Widespread annual occurrence of pesticides within (PDF)
- Skipper 2020 Seasonal abundance and nutritional concentration of grassland art (PDF)
- SSA_GunnisonSagegrouse_20190420 (PDF)
- Swale Paintbrush PULA Map (PDF)
- Swale Paintbrush PULA Map (JPG)
- Tyus and Minchley 1988 Migrating Mormon crickets Anabrus simplex (Orthoptera_ Te (PDF)
- USFWS Malathion Opinion_02282022 (PDF)
- Yellow_billed_cuckoo Arizona New Mexico Texas (PDF)
- Yellow_billed_cuckoo Arizona New Mexico Texas (PNG)
- Yellow_billed_cuckoo California Nevada (PDF)
- Yellow_billed_cuckoo California Nevada (PNG)
- Yellow_billed_cuckoo Idaho Wyoming Utah Colorado (PDF)
- Yellow_billed_cuckoo Idaho Wyoming Utah Colorado (PNG)
