What effects would a listing of the mountain plover have on pesticide use?
The Environmental Protection Agency regulates the registration of pesticides and is required to comply with the Endangered Species Act. Consequently, if the bird is listed, the Service will work with the EPA to reduce or eliminate any adverse impacts and to ensure that label restrictions alert the public of potential effects of pesticide use. 7. Are there any current efforts to protect the mountain plover? Yes. The Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management have used prescribed burning to maintain the needed short-grass habitat at both breeding and wintering sites. The use of fire promotes short-grass habitat that attracts mountain plovers to sites that would otherwise not provide suitable breeding or wintering habitat. The Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management have also incorporated some time-of-year and spatial buffers to protect nesting mountain plovers when granting leases for oil and gas development. The Fish and Wildlife Service and the Colorado Division of Wildl
