A federal judge in Texas reversed a decision to add the lesser prairie chicken, whose range includes the Permian Basin of eastern New Mexico and West Texas, to the Endangered Species List.

The Aug. 12 decision strips federal Endangered Species Act protections from the prairie chicken, a type of grouse whose males are known for their elaborate mating displays and inflatable air sacs on their necks.

Oil and gas drilling, farming, and ranching have drastically reduced the bird’s habitat in states like Texas and New Mexico and led to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listing it as threatened in 2022. The state of Texas sued in 2023, saying the protections hindered the oil and gas industry.

In May, following the pro-fossil-fuel Trump Administration’s return to power, the Department of the Interior released a memo asking the judge overseeing the case to undo its prior decision to list the bird as threatened, according to Source New Mexico.