| 单词 | sage grouse |
| 例句 | The van acts like a blind, so the sage grouse do not notice that people are nearby, watching. Birders and Naturalists Ponder the Fate of the Greater Sage Grouse 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z That sensitivity means sage grouse are easily spooked — by people, or by oil and gas drilling operations. Birders and Naturalists Ponder the Fate of the Greater Sage Grouse 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z “It’s a little nerve-racking,” Mayor Matt Hall said, sitting next to the framed portrait of a sage grouse that hangs in his office. Kanye, Out West 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z On August 7, Secretary Zinke issued the order to revise the sage grouse plans, including modifying the policy on fluid-mineral leasing and development. Birders and Naturalists Ponder the Fate of the Greater Sage Grouse 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z About 85 miles southeast of Reno, it’s home to deer and sage grouse. While small dairy farms shut down, this mega-dairy is shipping milk to China 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z I may not have understood the point of birding when I was off looking for courting sage grouse, but in that moment I understood why birders are about to return to Malheur with a vengeance. After Oregon Standoff, Birding Is Back 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z “I felt like it was distasteful,” Rand Cole, who helps to manage the local cemeteries and works part time as a personal trainer, said of the sage grouse coverage. Kanye, Out West 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z The greater sage grouse was almost listed under the Endangered Species Act two years ago. Birders and Naturalists Ponder the Fate of the Greater Sage Grouse 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z “The far left bank of the conservation movement always thought that it should be listed,” Mr. Rutledge said, in reference to the sage grouse. Birders and Naturalists Ponder the Fate of the Greater Sage Grouse 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z The vast expanses of shrub-steppe lands that birds such as sage grouse and sage sparrows require to survive are disappearing, fragmented by housing developments and agriculture. Jump into bird-watching with Sagebrush bird count 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z That process should have taken months but instead dragged on nearly 12 years because of lawsuits and disputes over issues such as the protection of sage grouse habitat. For many in Wyoming, a Biden plan to protect land is beyond unpopular 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z That’s meant pressing LS Power, for instance, to do more to limit potential harm to sage grouse and migrating pronghorn at Lava Ridge — a wind farm that Hayes doesn’t yet support but hopes to eventually. Is it worth sacrificing a healthy river to help preserve a safe planet? 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z As a result, conservation groups sued the agency, saying it would potentially harm sage grouse, a species whose population is listed as "sensitive," as well as the Owens tui chub, an endangered fish. Conservation groups deter gold mining in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z “In the meantime, thousands of acres of public land are essentially being clear-cut,” he said Tuesday about the high-desert sagebrush that serves as critical habitat for the imperiled bird species sage grouse. Conservationists and tribes urge US appeals court to block Biden-backed Nevada lithium mine 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z Conservationists say the open pit mine, deeper than the length of a football field, will pollute the groundwater and destroy precious habitat for sage grouse, pronghorn antelope and other species in violation of environmental laws. Court to hear appeal over Biden-backed Nevada lithium mine opposed by tribes, environmentalists 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z “Now sage grouse have a fighting chance at continuing to dance their age-old dances in this place. And the government can’t go on arbitrarily ignoring the environmental harms of phosphate mining,” Connor said. Approval for Idaho phosphate mine reversed after judge rules US didn’t assess prairie bird impact 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z A more pressing concern is the fate of the dwindling population of bi-state sage grouse, one of the most legally contested birds in America. Epic snowpack upends rhythms of life for many species in Sierra Nevada range 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z These charismatic, unique sage grouse are already struggling to survive, and further destruction of their home would push them closer to extinction. Conservation groups deter gold mining in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z Lawyers for the Bureau of Land Management, the agency that approved the mine, and the mining company, Lithium Nevada Corp., denied the mine would cause any serious harm to sage grouse or other species. Conservationists and tribes urge US appeals court to block Biden-backed Nevada lithium mine 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z The bi-state grouse is a cousin of the greater sage grouse found across 12 western states from Oregon to South Dakota. Bi-state sage grouse considered for threatened status, again 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z Thacker Pass also comprises thousands of acres of sagebrush and is a nesting ground for the sage grouse and a migration corridor for pronghorn antelope. Construction begins on controversial lithium mine in Nevada 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z Fish and Wildlife Service on Thursday approved reopening consideration of whether to list the bi-state sage grouse as endangered or threatened. Epic snowpack upends rhythms of life for many species in Sierra Nevada range 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z “Thacker Pass lithium mining will deal a major blow to a critical sage grouse population.” Construction begins on Nevada lithium mine despite fierce legal battles 2023-03-04T05:00:00Z A half-dozen conservation groups say habitat critical to dwindling sage grouse, pronghorn antelope, threatened cutthroat trout and others could be lost forever as a result of the project. 9th Circuit denies emergency bid to halt Nevada lithium mine 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z Nevada rancher and conservation groups say it will destroy dwindling habitat for sage grouse, Lahontan cutthroat trout, pronghorn antelope and golden eagles. Biden’s agenda, lithium mine, tribes, greens collide in Reno 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z They typically target broad government management plans for things like hunting grizzly bears, energy exploration near sage grouse habitat, logging around northern spotted owls and dam operations on Pacific salmon rivers. Rare toad fight similar to landmark endangered species case 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z “The bi-state sage grouse is having a tough year because of the epic snow on its habitat,” she said. Epic snowpack upends rhythms of life for many species in Sierra Nevada range 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z It alleged the mining would violate federal protections of numerous species, including threatened Lahontan cutthroat trout and imperiled sage grouse. Endangered status sought for snail near Nevada lithium mine 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z Their wetlands are increasingly recognized for creating habitat for myriad species, from salmon to sage grouse. It Was War. Then, a Rancher’s Truce With Some Pesky Beavers Paid Off. 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z It’s an argument that has thrust the greater sage grouse into the national consciousness. This power line could save California — and forever change the American West 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z This behavior is observed in several bird species including the sage grouse and the prairie chicken. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z “In normal years, sage grouse use their coloring to hide in sage and tall grass,” Burnett said. Epic snowpack upends rhythms of life for many species in Sierra Nevada range 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z From the grizzly bear to Gunnison sage grouse, state game and land use policies are driving wildlife species already in jeopardy to the brink. Opinion | Protect wildlife in and beyond our borders 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z Regardless of the appellate court decision, Collins said, “our operations in Mono County will continue to protect the unique environment that serves as habitat for the Bi-state sage grouse.” L.A. wins water battle with Mono County amid worsening drought 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z “If you save the sagebrush ecosystem at a level that will accommodate sage grouse, then you will also be providing adequate habitat for scores if not hundreds of other species.” This power line could save California — and forever change the American West 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z For example, animals like sage grouse and white sturgeon are on Idaho’s list of “species of greatest conservation need.” WA congresswoman says no to bill that would send millions to fish and wildlife agencies 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z The ecosystem faces a variety of threats, notably from cheatgrass, which is prone to wildfire and wipes out native plants that sage grouse need to survive. U.S. to spend $9 million to bolster sagebrush ecosystems in 8 states, including WA 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z Her big concern is the fate of the greater sage grouse, a chubby bird of the shrubsteppe with a round head and long tail that is listed by the state as an endangered species. Conflicts escalate amid surge in WA solar farm proposals 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z Wildfires continue to chip away at the sagebrush sea, each one removing some of the last remaining habitat for sagebrush-reliant species, such as sage grouse and pygmy rabbits. What’s in store for Eastern WA as water becomes more scarce throughout the West? 2022-06-05T04:00:00Z Bob Budd, who leads the Wyoming sage grouse task force, says it wasn’t the science. This power line could save California — and forever change the American West 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z In your free time, hike amid rugged cliffs and sharp ridges, soak in hot springs and spot wildlife — namely, 3,000-plus pronghorn antelope, along with sage grouse, bighorn sheep and hundreds of other species. A guide to volunteering in the outdoors 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z The group points to research that shows pinyon jay numbers have declined by an estimated 80% over the last five decades, a rate even faster than the greater sage grouse. Protections sought for Western bird linked to piñon forests 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z They stated that the project would not be high-quality sage grouse habitat, and that surveys did not spot any of the birds or droppings that would indicate their past presence. Conflicts escalate amid surge in WA solar farm proposals 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z One of the updates in the agency’s July 2020 assessment is the conclusion that imperiled sage grouse would benefit from killing of predators that feed on chicks, including coyotes and ravens. New legal battle over predator killing in Nevada wilderness 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z Miller says his team studied eagle flight patterns and tracked sage grouse movements across the ranch, resulting in several project redesigns. This power line could save California — and forever change the American West 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z Some environmentalists insisted that the 2015 plans didn’t go far enough because of loopholes that allowed grazing and drilling on land that sage grouse need. Protections for western bird to get new look under Biden 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z The agency scaled back some lease sales in Wyoming and Montana, citing potential impacts to a struggling bird species, the greater sage grouse, and migrating pronghorn antelope. US says oil, gas sales damage climate — but won’t stop them 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z If sagebrush burns, sage grouse won’t have food in winter or a place to hide from predators and raise their young, he said. EXPLAINER: How wildfires impact wildlife, their habitat 2021-10-23T04:00:00Z The assessment “fails to establish that ravens and coyotes are depressing or otherwise injuring populations of sage grouse,” according to the lawsuit that also names the bureau and the Forest Service as defendants. New legal battle over predator killing in Nevada wilderness 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z The Audubon Society estimates sage grouse could lose 77% of their current range — including most of Wyoming — with just 2 degrees Celsius of planetary warming. This power line could save California — and forever change the American West 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z Bureau of Land Management Deputy Director Nada Culver said “everything’s on the table” as the agency launches its evaluation of sage grouse habitat, with no set deadlines for action. Protections for western bird to get new look under Biden 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z She rejected a similar request in July for a preliminary injunction sought by environmentalists who claim the digging would destroy critical habitat for greater sage grouse, an imperiled ground-dwelling bird. Tribes lose bid to block digging at lithium mine in Nevada 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z Last week, the judge rejected a request from four conservation groups that sought to block the digging of sample trenches based on claims it would destroy critical sage grouse habitat. Judge allows Nevada tribes to join fight over lithium mine 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z That much is clear in Thacker Pass, a windswept pocket of northern Nevada where the Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe has for centuries hunted sage grouse, collected plants for medicine, and gathered for ceremonies. California's electric car revolution, designed to save the planet, also unleashes a toll on it 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z Environmentalists filed the suit after that BLM decision, arguing in part that regulators did not abide by federal statues designed to protect sage grouse. Exclusive: Lithium Americas delays Nevada mine work after environmentalist lawsuit 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z Bureau of Land Management didn’t adequately consider how the drilling would affect the greater sage grouse, nor an option to defer drilling in the bird’s prime habitat, Idaho U.S. Judge blocks drilling plans in 2 states, citing bird habitat 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z First light was just a smudge at dawn when Schroeder, the sage grouse expert, whispered in the still morning air, still cool and dewy from the night. 2020 wildfires left precious endangered species habitat in Central Washington ‘nothing but ash and dust’ 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z And in Wyoming, the Biden administration defended 440 oil and gas leases issued by the Trump administration on federal land that is also the critical habitat of the sage grouse, mule deer and pronghorn. Biden Suspends Drilling Leases in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z Under Trump, Interior officials said mining or grazing would not pose a significant threat to sage grouse. Mining ban considered to protect bird species in US West 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z Eliminated most of the "Sagebrush Focal Areas" created to protect the imperiled sage grouse Read more » Tracking Biden’s environmental actions The Bureau of Land Management auctioned off hundreds of leases in sage grouse habitat in four sales in 2017. Judge blocks drilling plans in 2 states, citing bird habitat 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z What he had heard was a sound that is a signature of the West, a bubbling call made by strutting male sage grouse as they dance for a potential mate. 2020 wildfires left precious endangered species habitat in Central Washington ‘nothing but ash and dust’ 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z “This report shows that much more needs to be done to restore sagebrush habitat so that sage grouse populations recover and that all wildlife that lives in this ecosystem thrives.” US judge blocks Nevada grazing; sage grouse totals dwindling 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z “We believe the scientific evidence on sage grouse conservation and public policy considerations regarding the need for domestic minerals to shore up the supply chains for our nation’s energy future will prevail,” he said. Mining ban considered to protect bird species in US West 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z Overturned guidance to protect sage grouse habitat Read more » Tracking Biden’s environmental actions “That’s a lot of habitat for sage grouse, but it’s not a lot of land compared to all of the federal estate” that’s open for mining, he said. Judge: Trump’s lifting of mining ban in US West was wrong 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z Tangerine and lemon streaked the sky as the growing light revealed sage grouse urgently pumping their chest up and down, as they pirouetted and paraded. 2020 wildfires left precious endangered species habitat in Central Washington ‘nothing but ash and dust’ 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z Hadder said the lithium mine will harm wildlife, including sage grouse, and threaten water and air quality. Mine OK’d in Trump’s last days may boost Biden energy plan 2021-01-23T05:00:00Z Policies that hurt wildlife have included scuttling a complex compromise to conserve sage grouse, plowing through wilderness areas to build a border wall, and removing gray wolves from the Endangered Species Act. Trump Admin pushes last-minute actions that could hurt wildlife, the environment 2021-01-15T05:00:00Z Approval for a lithium mine on BLM land that provides habitat for sage grouse, pronghorn antelope and a rare type of springsnail Read more » Tracking Biden’s environmental actions They say the department acknowledged more than 130 protected species are found across the area, including the greater sage grouse, and adcknowledged many of the proposed methods, such as targeted grazing, are unproven. Environmentalists move toward lawsuit over fuel break plan 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z As Schroeder watched through a telescope, he wondered aloud what will happen to the state’s sage grouse. 2020 wildfires left precious endangered species habitat in Central Washington ‘nothing but ash and dust’ 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z A federal judge blocked the Trump administration in 2019 from its plans to relax rules on mining, drilling and grazing across millions of acres of land because of potential harm to the sage grouse. Sage grouse review done, but scant time for Trump’s changes 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z A previous government study noted that the project calls for exemptions to operate in sage grouse habitat and drill year-round in areas where raptors such as hawks and owls nest. 5,000-well oil and gas field approved in eastern Wyoming 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z Eliminated most of the "Sagebrush Focal Areas" created to protect the imperiled sage grouse Read more » Tracking Biden’s environmental actions But the Bureau of Land Management’s own environmental assessment acknowledges that the project will cause harm, including to the habitat of a threatened bird species known as sage grouse. In Last Rush, Trump Grants Mining and Energy Firms Access to Public Lands 2020-12-19T05:00:00Z As the shrubsteppe they depend on for food and cover has been lost to farming and grazing, both sage grouse and pygmy rabbit have declined in numbers. 2020 wildfires left precious endangered species habitat in Central Washington ‘nothing but ash and dust’ 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z The administration also said the new rules will help protect sagebrush habitat needed by imperiled sage grouse and other wildlife. Groups blast Trump logging plan aimed at reducing wildfires 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z That measure is held up over issues like protections for the sage grouse, the Census and accounting maneuvers being employed by lawmakers to squeeze $12 billion more into the legislation. New White House offer adds $600 checks to COVID-19 relief 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z Overturned guidance to protect sage grouse habitat Read more » Tracking Biden’s environmental actions That measure is held up over issues like the sage grouse, the Census and accounting maneuvers being employed by lawmakers to squeeze $12 billion more into the legislation. COVID-19 aid in balance as Congress buys time for talks 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z And what of the sage grouse now without sagebrush? 2020 wildfires left precious endangered species habitat in Central Washington ‘nothing but ash and dust’ 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z Dozens of other policy fights have sprung up, such as House Democratic moves to protect the sage grouse bird and provide money for police anti-racism training. McConnell refuses to endorse bipartisan stimulus, risking deal 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z West to stop devastating wildfires on land used for cattle ranching, recreation and habitat for imperiled sage grouse. Plan released to reduce massive wildfires in US West 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z Approval for a lithium mine on BLM land that provides habitat for sage grouse, pronghorn antelope and a rare type of springsnail Read more » Tracking Biden’s environmental actions West to stop devastating wildfires on land used for cattle ranching, recreation and habitat for imperiled sage grouse. Plan released to reduce massive wildfires in US West 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z Schroeder expects sage grouse numbers will plummet at least at first in the years to come, as females forego nesting in favor of survival. 2020 wildfires left precious endangered species habitat in Central Washington ‘nothing but ash and dust’ 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z U.S. officials plan to formally publish what are called supplemental environmental impact statements on Friday for the management of greater sage grouse habitat on public lands in seven states. Trump plans would ease protections for sage grouse in West 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z The effect of that will be felt not just on energy policy, but the fate of public lands and wildlife, including sage grouse and grizzlies. The biggest environmental wins and losses of the 2020 election 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z District Count for the District of Idaho ruled that the federal government failed to do an adequate analysis of the environmental impact of the move on native grizzly bears, wolves, bighorn sheep, and sage grouse. Tracking Biden’s environmental actions To accomplish its goal, the Trump administration planned to lift the protected status of the greater sage grouse in order to lease the land for oil and gas drilling, mining and other development projects. The animal species imperiled by Trump's war on the environment 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z Officials estimate the flames have also killed 30% to 70% of the state’s sage grouse and sharp-tailed grouse, birds that also depend on sagebrush. As wildfires continue in western United States, biologists fear for vulnerable species 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z The ground-dwelling greater sage grouse is at the center of a bitter conflict between the administration and conservationists involving how much of the West’s expansive public lands should be opened to development. Trump plans would ease protections for sage grouse in West 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z The prairie and breaks country are prime areas for sharp-tailed and sage grouse. Montana’s mountain grouse offer long seasons in high country 2020-09-26T04:00:00Z Withdrew sage grouse protections spanning 10 million acres to allow drilling Read more » Tracking Biden’s environmental actions This despite the interior department’s research that the impacts of oil and gas on the sage grouse are “universally negative and typically severe”. The animal species imperiled by Trump's war on the environment 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z The fires are destroying crucial wildlife areas and gravely diminishing populations of endangered animals in Washington — from the sage grouse to the tiny, one-pound pygmy rabbit. Live: Wildfire news updates, September 16: What to know today about the destructive fires in Washington state and on the West Coast 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z A previous Trump administration plan relaxing sage grouse protections was rejected by a federal judge in 2019. Trump plans would ease protections for sage grouse in West 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z While these lands endure severe, sere conditions, they are among the most diverse habitats in the state, home to the burrowing owl, sagebrush sparrow, strutting sage grouse and the sweet-faced pygmy rabbit. Endangered wildlife, habitat burned in Washingon’s wildfires 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z District Count for the District of Idaho ruled that the federal government failed to do an adequate analysis of the environmental impact of the move on native grizzly bears, wolves, bighorn sheep, and sage grouse. Tracking Biden’s environmental actions Conservationists worry the Trump administration will now be able to get away with removing protections for the greater sage grouse – among many other critical species. The animal species imperiled by Trump's war on the environment 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z “The imperiled fish, mule deer and greater sage grouse that rely on these springs can breathe a sigh of relief,” said Scott Lake, Nevada legal advocate at the Center for Biological Diversity. Big Nevada gold mine expansion on hold in face of opposition 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z District Judge B. Lynn Winmill in Boise temporarily blocked the administration of Presdent Trump from easing rules on mining, drilling and grazing, saying such activities left unchecked were likely to harm sage grouse. Trump plans would ease protections for sage grouse in West 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z The assemblage of sage and other plants is critical to the survival of the pygmy rabbit, sage grouse, and sharp-tailed grouse. Endangered wildlife, habitat burned in Washingon’s wildfires 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z Withdrew sage grouse protections spanning 10 million acres to allow drilling Read more » Tracking Biden’s environmental actions She studies the greater sage grouse, a species in decline, and she tries to avoid handling them because it stresses the birds. Not even scientists can tell these birds apart. But now, computers can 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z The bi-state grouse found only in Nevada and California is related to, but separate from, the greater sage grouse, which lives in a dozen Western states. Judge denies Nevada off-road challenge to grouse protection 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z District Judge Brian Morris said the Interior Department did not do enough to encourage development outside of areas with greater sage grouse. Trump plans would ease protections for sage grouse in West 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z But wildlife managers think the Pearl Hill fire may cause a population decline of anywhere from 30% to 70% in sage grouse, bringing the statewide population to dangerously low levels. Endangered wildlife, habitat burned in Washingon’s wildfires 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z The federal agency said in March it still believes the population is distinct from the greater sage grouse - living in six population subgroups on the southwest edge of the overall species. Lawsuit brewing in fight over game bird in Sierra Nevada 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z —In Idaho, a magistrate judge canceled more than $125 million in oil and gas leases on public lands that are home to sage grouse, after determining the Trump administration illegally curtailed public comment. Trump’s fossil fuel agenda gets pushback from federal judges 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z “The decision here really struck down the administration’s basis for sacrificing all that sage grouse habitat for oil and gas leasing,” Earthjustice attorney Mike Freeman said in an interview. U.S. judge throws out Trump policy favoring drilling over sage grouse protection 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z The Idaho Department of Fish and Game said sage grouse numbers in the state have dropped more than 50% since 2015. Wildfire plan approved with 435 miles of Idaho fuel breaks 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z Likely also lost is the struggling reintroduced population of sage grouse in Lincoln County. Endangered wildlife, habitat burned in Washingon’s wildfires 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z The chosen plan, for example, results in 25% fewer sage grouse leks within the fuel breaks. Wildfire fighting plan eyes 1,000 miles of new fuel breaks 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z Fite said the bureau isn’t considering the significance of the habitat for sage grouse. Group: U.S. pushing through Idaho grazing plans 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z The case is part of a broader effort by environmentalists challenging the administration’s oil and gas leasing practices within the habitat of the ground-dwelling greater sage grouse. Judge cancels oil and gas leases on some sage grouse lands 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z The area contains sagebrush steppe that is key habitat for sage grouse and other wildlife on land also used by cattle ranchers and outdoor enthusiasts. Wildfire plan approved with 435 miles of Idaho fuel breaks 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z “This is an enormous victory for greater sage grouse and hundreds of other animals and plants that depend on this dwindling habitat,” Taylor McKinnon of the Center for Biological Diversity said. Judge vacates directive over energy lease public comments 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z Federal officials in 2015 declined to list sage grouse as needing protection under the Endangered Species Act. Wildfire fighting plan eyes 1,000 miles of new fuel breaks 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z “A lot of this is already in sage grouse core area so there are already restrictions on oil and gas, due to the executive order,” he noted. Migration routes are an energy, environmental balancing act 2020-01-19T05:00:00Z The Trump administration, Idaho and the ranchers agreed to put the case on hold while other lawsuits involving sage grouse protections played out. Environmental groups aim to intervene in sage grouse lawsuit 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z Now there are concerns about state regulations to protect sage grouse — brown, chicken-sized birds that spend most of their time on the ground. Sage grouse slow Kanye West’s Wyoming building project 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z The Trump administration in March finalized the plan that it said would ease restrictions while also protecting greater sage grouse. Interior Department, states appeal sage grouse ruling 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z The agency said creating fuel breaks by clearing vegetation will help firefighters stop wildfires and protect key habitat for sage grouse and other wildlife on land also used by cattle ranchers and outdoor enthusiasts. Wildfire fighting plan eyes 1,000 miles of new fuel breaks 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z In addition, the agency says the proposed leases meet recent court-ordered sage grouse protections. BLM proposes 105 parcels for oil and gas lease sale 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z The 2015 plans included last-minute restrictions in key sage grouse habitat intended to prevent the bird from being listed under the Endangered Species Act. Environmental groups aim to intervene in sage grouse lawsuit 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z Administration officials also dropped requirements to prioritize leasing for oil and gas outside sage grouse habitat and allowed more waivers for drilling. Sage grouse court order trims energy lease auction in Nevada 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z Those 2015 plans included last-minute restrictions in key sage grouse habitat intended to prevent the bird from being listed under the Endangered Species Act. Interior Department, states appeal sage grouse ruling 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z They have sued on behalf of Idaho ranchers to challenge the federal government’s greater sage grouse conservation plans. The US lawyers rolling back wildlife protection one species at a time 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z Judge B. Lynn Winmill said changes adopted by the administration in March likely would cause further declines in populations of greater sage grouse. Judge blocks Trump attempt to ease energy rules in US West 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z One of those had a key ruling in October when a U.S. judge halted a Trump administration plan to ease the 2015 land-use restrictions in Idaho and six other Western states that protect sage grouse. Environmental groups aim to intervene in sage grouse lawsuit 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z “It is likely that these actions will cause further declines of the sage grouse under the weakened protections.” Court Blocks Trump’s Plan to Ease Bird Protections on Oil Lands 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z The BLM says creating fuel breaks by clearing vegetation will help firefighters stop wildfires and protect key habitat for sage grouse and other wildlife on land also used by ranchers and outdoor enthusiasts. Proposed wildfire fuel breaks plan released for 3 states 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z The group says the program puts private ranchers in charge of grazing on public lands without regard for wildlife such as sage grouse and endangered salmon. Group sues US for information about ‘secret’ grazing program 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z Traditional falconers raise and train hawks and falcons to hunt sage grouse, ducks, prairie chickens, squirrels and jackrabbits among other creatures, he said. Calling in the 'bird mafia' to intimidate pesky pigeons and seagulls 2019-08-18T04:00:00Z The environmental groups said that ruling put the Idaho ranchers’ lawsuit back in play, which could have wide-ranging ramifications for sage grouse in the U.S. Environmental groups aim to intervene in sage grouse lawsuit 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z The decision is the first major legal ruling on the Trump administration’s plan to lift protections for the sage grouse. Court Blocks Trump’s Plan to Ease Bird Protections on Oil Lands 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z Fish and Wildlife Services estimates that there are between 200,000 and 500,000 sage grouse, most of them in Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Montana, Oregon, Utah and Colorado. Sage grouse numbers continue to drop in Idaho 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z Bureau of Land Management an eight-page letter Monday saying the plan doesn’t do enough to protect the Gunnison sage grouse, which is a threatened species, or migrating wildlife. Colorado protests Trump administration’s public lands plan 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z Wyoming is among just a handful of states with large populations of sage grouse. Wyoming officials seek dead sage grouse for West Nile tests 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z Officials say many of the parcels were deferred from an earlier sale while the Interior Department rewrote an Obama-era plan to conserve greater sage grouse. Colorado land agency asked to delay federal oil, gas leases 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z The groups also say bighorn sheep and greater sage grouse use the area. Conservation groups target Idaho sheep research facility 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z “A diverse set of stakeholders and experts worked tirelessly to develop a state plan that meets the needs of sage grouse in Idaho,” Idaho Republican Gov. Brad Little said in a statement Friday. Idaho, Utah seek to defend Trump drilling-plan lawsuit 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z Idaho Republican Gov. Brad Little says preserving sage grouse is best accomplished with a collaborative process. Idaho, Utah seek to intervene in Trump drilling plan lawsuit 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z The government acknowledges the patchwork of parcels includes habitat for the imperiled greater sage grouse. Conservationists promise fight over Nevada oil, gas leases 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z The agency announced late Thursday it will reopen the public comment period on whether to protect the bistate sage grouse under the Endangered Species Act. USFWS reconsidering status of bistate sage grouse in NV-CA 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z Places treated would include big-game winter range, sage grouse habitat and areas intentionally burned and thinned to reduce the risk of wildfire. Aerial spraying for cheatgrass proposed in Wyoming forest 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z Fish and Wildlife Service from listing sage grouse under the Endangered Species Act. Idaho, Utah seek to defend Trump drilling-plan lawsuit 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z This will be his first opportunity to change protections for the greater sage grouse in Wyoming, a stronghold for the chicken-sized birds. New US approach but Wyoming plans no big sage grouse changes 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z More recently, Bernhardt presided over a rule change that opened millions of acres of protected sage grouse habitat in the West to oil and gas interests. Bernhardt’s past lobbying casts shadow at interior secretary confirmation hearing 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z That’s the same day the Trump administration finalized changes to sweeping federal land use plans easing restrictions on energy companies across 11 Western states where the greater sage grouse lives. Environmentalists oppose off-roading near CA-NV sage grouse 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z Critics counter that these intrusions pose an added threat to the greater sage grouse, which is imperiled, and North Atlantic right whales, which are endangered. The Trump administration is opening millions of new acres to drilling — and that’s just the start 2019-03-16T04:00:00Z Utah’s Republican governor Gary Herbert said the BLM’s new approach “will really compliment what we’re already doing. That’s good news for how we manage sage grouse population in the state of Utah.” Sage grouse saga: Trump opens habitat to drilling as activists condemn plan 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z U.S. officials recently adopted a new sage grouse policy giving states more flexibility to enact or scale back protections for the birds, which inhabit 11 Western states. New US approach but Wyoming plans no big sage grouse changes 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z In 2017, the DOI ordered a review of protections for sage grouse to “ensure conservation efforts to not impede local economic opportunities.” U.S. eases protections for threatened bird in Western states 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z The conservationists argue that’s one of the reasons they should be granted intervenor status for the bistate grouse, which they say is more imperiled than the larger population of greater sage grouse. Environmentalists oppose off-roading near CA-NV sage grouse 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z Bureau of Land Management Acting Director Brian Steed told The Associated Press the changes would protect greater sage grouse while addressing concerns that existing policies governing millions of acres of federal land were too restrictive. APNewsBreak: US easing land restrictions across US West 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z The 31 parcels “represent a tiny fraction of the total numbers being offered . . . yet contain the most important sage grouse habitat in the state,” they wrote in a letter last week. Federal auction sells leasing rights on thousands of acres of prime sage-grouse habitat 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z Environmental groups say the federal land leased for oil and gas drilling includes important sage grouse habitat and big-game migration corridors. Contested US oil and gas lease sale in Wyoming nets $88M 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z One conservation expert said different rules in each state would not benefit sage grouse populations. U.S. eases protections for threatened bird in Western states 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z Bernhardt has tried to gut a program to protect tens of millions of acre of habitat for the endangered sage grouse, a bird that roams over oil-rich western states. Trump's latest cabinet pick: another profit-over-humanity Republican | Ross Barkan 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z The Trump administration also would drop some requirements to prioritize leasing for oil and gas outside sage grouse habitat and allow for more waivers for drilling. APNewsBreak: US easing land restrictions across US West 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z Fish and Wildlife Service decided not to place sage grouse on the Endangered Species list in 2015. Federal auction sells leasing rights on thousands of acres of prime sage-grouse habitat 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z This year, Mr. Bernhardt oversaw the revision of a program to protect tens of millions of acres of habitat of the imperiled sage grouse, a puffy-chested, chickenlike bird that roams over 10 oil-rich Western states. Trump Chooses David Bernhardt, a Former Oil Lobbyist, to Head the Interior Dept. 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z During his tenure, Game and Fish addressed recovery efforts of wolves, grizzly bears and black-footed ferrets as well as conservation efforts on sage grouse. Talbott retiring as Wyoming Game and Fish director 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z His proposal would strip protections from about 9m acres of the sage grouse habitat. Trump's latest cabinet pick: another profit-over-humanity Republican | Ross Barkan 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z “We look forward to working with the BLM and our local communities to move important conservation measures forward to protect greater sage grouse in Colorado,” Polis said in a statement. APNewsBreak: US easing land restrictions across US West 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z “This used to be jackrabbit heaven. There used to be sage grouse everywhere. You would find 50 sage grouse when you walked out the door. Now they are nearly extinct,” he said. Man flooded the town of Iola; now nature is bringing back its ghost 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z The pages, which contained important info about the threatened bird species, disappeared right before the BLM opened up its new sage grouse proposal for public comment. What the Trump administration doesn’t want you to know about this fancy bird 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z Forest Service over the bistate sage grouse in Nevada and California. Sierra off-roaders sue US over grouse in Nevada, California 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z The Bureau of Land Management is dismantling a 2015 compromise between states, oil companies and environmentalists to protect the at-risk sage grouse. Former fossil fuels lobbyist to head interior department as Zinke exits 2018-12-16T05:00:00Z Loss of sage grouse habitat affects them all. Opinion | The sage grouse’s future was starting to look bright, but then along came Trump 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z The second was a plan to open some nine million acres of public lands in Western states to oil and gas drilling by sweeping aside protections for the greater sage grouse. Coal for Christmas at the U.N. Climate Conference 2018-12-09T05:00:00Z I’ll explain what happened, but first, a word or two on the sage grouse itself. What the Trump administration doesn’t want you to know about this fancy bird 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z The bistate grouse is distinct from the greater sage grouse - a species at the center of its own controversy in a dozen western states from California to Colorado. Sierra off-roaders sue US over grouse in Nevada, California 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z Kathleen Sgamma, president of the Western Energy Alliance, an association of independent oil and gas companies based in Denver, said in an email, “These plans will conserve the sage grouse without needlessly stifling economic activity.” Trump Plans Major Rollback of Sage Grouse Protections to Spur Oil Exploration 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z Fish and Wildlife Service decided not to put sage grouse on the Endangered Species List, which would have restricted development within their habitat. Opinion | The sage grouse’s future was starting to look bright, but then along came Trump 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z Fish and Wildlife Service said in 2015 that the greater sage grouse was not a threatened or endangered species but pledged to revisit the issue in five years. The Latest: US drops 2020 review of troubled bird’s status 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z The sage grouse is an indicator species — which means its population numbers act as a barometer of ecosystem health. What the Trump administration doesn’t want you to know about this fancy bird 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z Interior department documents said Thursday's order would protect sage grouse "while also ensuring that conservation efforts do not impede local economic opportunities". Trump's environmental rollback rolls on 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, who would implement the revised sage grouse plan, has repeatedly said that the new plans would not harm the bird. Trump Plans Major Rollback of Sage Grouse Protections to Spur Oil Exploration 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z The Trump administration promised it would revisit sage grouse protections — a significant move because the federal Bureau of Land Management manages half of all sage grouse habitat, and leases large areas to ranchers and industry. Opinion | The sage grouse’s future was starting to look bright, but then along came Trump 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z Today, sage grouse are found in 11 states, with the new Trump administration plan unwinding protection plans in seven of them – north-eastern California, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon, Idaho, Utah and Wyoming. Trump administration plans to weaken protections for sage grouse 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z In May, the Bureau of Land Management unveiled its proposed overhaul of Obama’s sage grouse deal. What the Trump administration doesn’t want you to know about this fancy bird 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z Interior Department on Thursday proposed easing Obama-era protections for a bird, the greater sage grouse, to boost oil drilling and mining across Western states, a win for energy companies but a setback for conservationists. U.S. proposes looser protections for a bird, to boost drilling, mining 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z A spokeswoman for the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management, which published the proposal, said the new plan would not strip away all protections of sage grouse habitat. Trump Plans Major Rollback of Sage Grouse Protections to Spur Oil Exploration 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z With “What’s good for the bird is good for the herd” as their mantra, the ranchers worked with state and federal land managers to preserve sage grouse habitat. Opinion | The sage grouse’s future was starting to look bright, but then along came Trump 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z Environmental groups fear the move will throw open huge areas of sage grouse habitat to drilling, imperiling the future of the species and further fueling climate change. Trump administration plans to weaken protections for sage grouse 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z A website-monitoring group called the Environmental Data & Governance Initiative just uncovered that the agency deleted multiple sage grouse resources right before the public comment period started this spring. What the Trump administration doesn’t want you to know about this fancy bird 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z Valdez says the upcoming projects will create fuel breaks that protect habitat for the greater sage grouse and urban communities. BLM plans will reduce risk of wildfire near West Valley City 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z There would still be buffer zones banning the destruction of sage grouse habitat near nests, and drilling and mining companies would have to apply for waivers to destroy habitat. Trump Plans Major Rollback of Sage Grouse Protections to Spur Oil Exploration 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z “The whole approach was based on cooperative, locally led conservation,” said Duane Coombs, a Nevada rancher and coordinator for sage grouse conservation. Opinion | The sage grouse’s future was starting to look bright, but then along came Trump 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z “This is a huge step backward for greater sage grouse and for hundreds of other species that depend on unspoiled public land,” said Michael Saul, a senior attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity. Trump administration plans to weaken protections for sage grouse 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z I recommend you read the full archived version yourself, but the major takeaway for me was bullet point No. 5: “The sage grouse knows how to dance.” What the Trump administration doesn’t want you to know about this fancy bird 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z A striking email chain reviewed by the Guardian and Pacific Standard reveals that a mining industry advocate helped edit the wording of legislative language intended to block funding for these sage grouse conservation efforts. The Zinke effect: how the US interior department became a tool of industry 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z But that move opened up only two million acres, compared with the nine million acres in the sage grouse decision. Trump Plans Major Rollback of Sage Grouse Protections to Spur Oil Exploration 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z On Dec. 6, the administration announced the elimination of Obama-era regulations that conserve sage grouse habitat. Opinion | The sage grouse’s future was starting to look bright, but then along came Trump 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z He oversaw the federal delisting and state management of wolves and played a role in Idaho’s sage grouse plan. Idaho Fish and Game director announces retirement 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z Buffat said he wished he had GPS years ago, while hunting west of Roberts for sage grouse. Idaho falconry: Hunting with beak, talons and feathers 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z “We are talking about the highest density population in Wyoming of sage grouse, which has the highest density population in the world. I am very concerned.” Driven by Trump Policy Changes, Fracking Booms on Public Lands 2018-10-27T04:00:00Z Environmentalists have dismissed that claim, calling the rollback of the sage grouse protections a gift to the oil and gas industry. Trump Plans Major Rollback of Sage Grouse Protections to Spur Oil Exploration 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z The land is habitat for the greater sage grouse, which Western states and federal agencies are trying to protect. US backs off plan for drilling on land where rare bird lives 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z The Obama administration created three protection levels for sage grouse. Forest Service advances changes to sage grouse protections 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z Forest Service is advancing changes to sage grouse protections in five Western states that environmental groups say are part of the Trump administration’s efforts favoring industry but that push the imperiled bird closer to extinction. Forest Service advances changes to sage grouse protections 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z But counts of sage grouse populations in Wyoming over the last two years have already declined about 30 percent, he said. Driven by Trump Policy Changes, Fracking Booms on Public Lands 2018-10-27T04:00:00Z Government watchdog groups were critical of the role played by Mr. Zinke’s deputy secretary, David Bernhardt, in drafting the sage grouse plan. Trump Plans Major Rollback of Sage Grouse Protections to Spur Oil Exploration 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z Fish and Wildlife Service to protect the Gunnison sage grouse as a threatened species. Court upholds protection for rare bird in Colorado, Utah 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z The current plan also requires exceptions in primary habitat to improve conditions for sage grouse, while the proposed change requires that approved exceptions not harm sage grouse. Forest Service advances changes to sage grouse protections 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z The agency says the changes will continue sage grouse protections while improving efficiency and aligning federal efforts more closely with states. Forest Service advances changes to sage grouse protections 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z The states are home to greater sage grouse, a ground-dwelling bird that’s seen its numbers plummet due to development, disease and other factors. Judge orders US to revive public role in energy lease sales 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z The groups also listed policies they hoped that Mr. Bernhardt would change, including the Obama sage grouse plan. Trump Plans Major Rollback of Sage Grouse Protections to Spur Oil Exploration 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z The Gunnison grouse is related to the larger and more numerous greater sage grouse. Court upholds protection for rare bird in Colorado, Utah 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z Bureau of Land Management, which contains the bulk of sage grouse habitat. Forest Service advances changes to sage grouse protections 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z Bureau of Land Management Tuesday, Hickenlooper also said the government plans to let energy companies drill on habitat for the greater sage grouse, a bird that Western states and federal agencies are trying to protect. Colorado objects to Trump administration’s public land rules 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z Otter, House Speaker Scott Bedke and Senate President Pro Tem Brent Hill asked a federal judge last month for permission to intervene in a lawsuit targeting the federal government’s regulation of sage grouse habitat. Idaho governor, GOP leaders ask to join sage grouse suit 2018-09-03T04:00:00Z Bi-state grouse are related to, but distinct from, the greater sage grouse found in 12 western states. Judge reinstates proposed listing of bi-state sage grouse 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z Utah officials said they were happy with most of the rest of the bureau’s sage grouse plans. Governors say ban on land deals could hurt beleaguered bird 2018-08-12T04:00:00Z The mining ban was intended to negate the powerful 1872 mining law in critical sage grouse habitat. Forest Service advances changes to sage grouse protections 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z Perhaps it sounds like something out there in the West about wolves or grizzlies or sage grouse. Opinion | Virginia’s endangered species need the strongest protection possible 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z Fire crews are focusing on keeping the fire away from sage grouse habitat, oil and gas infrastructure, grazing allotments and cultural resources. Fire south of Rock Springs 47 percent contained 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z Federal officials say the project will protect habitat for imperiled sage grouse and benefit cattle ranchers. Federal agency pauses tree-removal plan to help sage grouse 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z “Without them, there is no way to ensure we don’t keep losing sage grouse habitat.” Governors say ban on land deals could hurt beleaguered bird 2018-08-12T04:00:00Z Between 200,000 and 500,000 sage grouse remain in 11 Western states, down from a peak population of about 16 million. Forest Service advances changes to sage grouse protections 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z Both structures and sage grouse habitat are threatened by the fire. Central Idaho recreation areas evacuated as wildfire burns 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z Wolves, bears, sage grouse: these are animals of incredible beauty that enrich our ecological landscape. Trump's next target? The endangered species that define America 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z Western Watersheds Project contends the BLM’s project benefits mainly cattle and sheep grazing at the expense of sage grouse habitat that will be harmed by an influx of fire-prone invasive weeds. Federal agency pauses tree-removal plan to help sage grouse 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z Critics say that eliminates an important technique for saving habitat for the shrinking population of greater sage grouse. Governors say ban on land deals could hurt beleaguered bird 2018-08-12T04:00:00Z Forest Service advanced changes to sage grouse protections in five Western states that environmental groups say are part of the Trump administration’s efforts favoring industry but that push the imperiled bird closer to extinction. Forest Service advances changes to sage grouse protections 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z What about the Oregon rancher who voluntarily doesn’t use all his land to protect sage grouse habitat and keep the bird from being listed as endangered? Editorials from around Oregon 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z If the sage grouse does achieve threatened status, environmentalists fear under the new Trump proposal it would be too late for them to gain the broad protections they need. The cost of Trump's Endangered Species Act proposal 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z The House-approved language would block endangered-species listing for the sage grouse and lesser prairie chicken, which roam more than a dozen states west of the Mississippi River. Pentagon objects to GOP rider blocking protection of birds 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z Those decisions had clear consequences for wildlife, such as the greater sage grouse, a threatened bird protected by the Endangered Species Act that exists on federal territory oil and gas drillers covet. A Trump Oil Boom Could Transform This Rocky Mountain Landscape 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z Bureau of Land Management’s project benefits mainly cattle and sheep grazing at the expense of sage grouse habitat that will be harmed by an influx of invasive weeds. Environmental group appeals massive juniper removal in Idaho 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z Forest Service is proposing changes to sage grouse protections in six Western states by eliminating special designations for crucial habitat as well as keeping areas open for mining. Forest Service proposes changes to sage grouse protections 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z But Game and Fish Sage Grouse Program Coordinator Tom Christiansen says the declines are within the normal range of variability for sage grouse in the region. Jackson Hole sage grouse show decline 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z The bi-state sage grouse found along the California-Nevada border is distinct from the greater sage grouse, which lives in a dozen western states. Judge: USFWS illegally denied bi-state sage grouse listing 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z “It was the conversion of sage grouse habitats to natural gas fields that drove this iconic bird to the brink of extinction in the first place,” said Erik Molvar, executive director of the project. Trump administration moves to weaken protections for this unique American bird 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z Interior Department officials on Wednesday released a draft of their proposed changes to conservation plans for the greater sage grouse in seven states. Trump proposes easing oil, gas leasing restrictions in West 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z The Forest Service says the proposed changes to the 2015 plan are intended to be neutral or improve habitat for sage grouse. Forest Service proposes changes to sage grouse protections 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z The biggest decline in male sage grouse was at the area’s largest lek where this year’s highest count was 28 male birds, compared with 76 last year. Jackson Hole sage grouse show decline 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z The greater sage grouse is a chicken-sized bird that ranges across 11 Western states. The Latest: New lawsuit and a truce in sage grouse dispute 2018-04-30T04:00:00Z In sage grouse states, federal managers, who normally draw on the expertise of federal scientists at the U.S. Trump administration moves to weaken protections for this unique American bird 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z In both the case of the lesser prairie chickens and of sage grouse, no one stopped to think about when and where to develop until the endangered-species act was invoked. Excerpts from recent South Dakota editorials 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z The property is home to crucial moose habitat as well as sage grouse habitat, and is adjacent to crucial habitat for elk and mule deer. Stock Growers Land Trust conserves ranch land near Lander 2018-03-31T04:00:00Z In 2016, the group sued the interior department over its proposal to restrict mining operations on 10m acres of sage grouse habitat in several western states. Trump official under fire after granting broad access to mining and oil firms 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z Also Monday, environmentalists agreed to put on hold another lawsuit over protections for the Gunnison sage grouse, a smaller version of the bird which is found only in Colorado and Utah. The Latest: New lawsuit and a truce in sage grouse dispute 2018-04-30T04:00:00Z Some environmentalists want the greater sage grouse listed as a federally protected species but the U.S. Wyoming lawmakers pass on sage grouse hunting restrictions 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z A male sage grouse struts his stuff in what’s known as a lek, a group of males trying to attract females. These Animals Are Winning Valentine’s Day 2018-02-10T05:00:00Z Under an existing plan that has been heralded as an example of multistate, bipartisan cooperation balancing conservation and development, officials are working to safeguard and improve the land sage grouse need to flourish. It’s been a rough year for Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke — and it’s still January 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z But although Benedetto also held multiple meetings with proponents of sage grouse conservation, including both the Wilderness Society and the Western Watersheds Project, advocates believe their input was disregarded. Trump official under fire after granting broad access to mining and oil firms 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z The sage grouse “just happened to live in almost every Western state” and that’s why “the government chose it.” Fear of the Federal Government in the Ranchlands of Oregon 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z Rep. Roy Edwards of Gillette described his bill as a way to help sage grouse in a state where they’re still hunted. Wyoming lawmakers pass on sage grouse hunting restrictions 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z You’ll find some amazing courtship dances across the animal worlds, but we have to give it up to the sage grouse. These Animals Are Winning Valentine’s Day 2018-02-10T05:00:00Z The Deseret News reports proponents of the deal are emphasizing its value to the future of the troubled sage grouse in Grouse Creek. $1.5M deal aims to help declining population of sage grouse 2017-12-31T05:00:00Z In October, the interior department rolled back the Obama administration’s proposed mining restrictions and opened up the sage grouse plans to revision. Trump official under fire after granting broad access to mining and oil firms 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z “What you will find,” she told me, “is that it was never about the sage grouse, never about the spotted owl and never about the wolf. It was about getting people off the land.” Fear of the Federal Government in the Ranchlands of Oregon 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z The sage grouse ranges over 11 western states, which made it daunting to attempt a comprehensive strategy for habitat rehabilitation. How the plight to save a bird species shows how to bridge the red/blue divide 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z Greater sage grouse males begin their display by gulping a gallon of air, holding it in their esophagus and then forcing it out. These Animals Are Winning Valentine’s Day 2018-02-10T05:00:00Z Land conservation is not simply about the economics, or the archaeological sites or the sage grouse or the cheap grazing for ranchers. Trump's cuts to national monuments are an assault on our humanity – fight them 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z The candidates differed somewhat on sage grouse management in Idaho. 3 Idaho candidates for governor share similar wildlife views 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z I asked Robin about the sage grouse, whose population had plummeted from 16 million to a few hundred thousand, and she told me, “I don’t think they are really endangered.” Fear of the Federal Government in the Ranchlands of Oregon 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z The effort impressed the USFW, who agreed to hold off on listing the sage grouse – for at least five years. How the plight to save a bird species shows how to bridge the red/blue divide 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z Forest Service is rethinking protection plans for sage grouse in six Western states after a U.S. court agreed with mining companies that the agency illegally created some safeguards in Nevada. Forest Service weighs changes to protections for sage grouse 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z Fish and Wildlife Service pulling sage grouse from its list of candidates for the endangered species list. Hunters meet in South Dakota to discuss grouse conservation 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z Idaho was one of many western states to sue the federal government in 2015 after federal officials opted not to list sage grouse under the Endangered Species Act but announced federal land-use restrictions. 3 Idaho candidates for governor share similar wildlife views 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z “The spotted owls, the wolves, the sage grouse, the cougar, the frogs.” Fear of the Federal Government in the Ranchlands of Oregon 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z He said that will not only restore native vegetation to the fire damaged rangeland, it will restore habitat for the sage grouse. Nevada prison-raised sagebrush seedling ready to be planted 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z The Interior Department last week announced plans to amend the 2015 sage grouse plan that has been unpopular with Idaho officials. Public meetings set in Idaho to amend sage grouse plan 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z South Dakota is home to four grouse species: prairie chickens, sharptails, sage grouse and ruffed grouse. Hunters meet in South Dakota to discuss grouse conservation 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z After the Interior Department announced it will revisit a sage grouse management deal struck under President Obama, BHA said “Western landscapes will be poorer as a result.” Analysis | The Energy 202: This hunter helped Zinke get his job. Now he says Zinke is putting "our public lands at risk." 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z The Trump administration took another step in reopening a conservation controversy over the sage grouse — a chickenlike bird whose fate squabbling environmentalists and Western states alike thought the Obama administration had resolved. Interior Department to officially reexamine sage grouse protection plan 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z “This Interior Department is much more willing to cooperate with states, and I think that is very positive for ensuring the sage grouse is protected without killing jobs and economic opportunities,” she said. Interior Department to Overhaul Obama’s Sage Grouse Protection Plan 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z A new facility is necessary due to a stipulation in the regulations that the sage grouse facilities be at least 100 feet from any other game bird rearing stations. Wyoming wild game bird farm hopes to breed sage grouse 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z There are sage grouse in northwest South Dakota, too, but they’re limited in number and the hunting season was closed for 2017. Hunters meet in South Dakota to discuss grouse conservation 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z The ranch is part of an area that contains the largest concentration of sage grouse in Colorado. Big Colorado ranch on market for $100 million 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z To see if they limit jobs and energy development, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke asked in June for a review of plans to protect the sage grouse. Interior Department to officially reexamine sage grouse protection plan 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z Earlier this year, Ryan Zinke, the interior secretary, ordered a review of the sage grouse plans, in part to determine whether they were hindering energy production. Interior Department to Overhaul Obama’s Sage Grouse Protection Plan 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z The bird, which is very similar to the sage grouse, was listed as endangered in 1967 and in 1973, the Endangered Species Act provided immediate protection. Wyoming wild game bird farm hopes to breed sage grouse 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z Nov. 11 is the final day for the governor to consider and sign the rules allowing potential producers to begin the process of farming sage grouse in Wyoming. Sage grouse farming rules clear Game and Fish Commission 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z The biggest economic-policy achievement of the Trump Administration so far is regulatory relief, and the latest example concerns a flamboyant fowl known as the greater sage grouse. Washington’s Wild Grouse Chase 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z So together, states and the federal government developed 98 sage grouse habitat management plans in 10 states. Interior Department to officially reexamine sage grouse protection plan 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z Brian Rutledge, director of the Audubon Society’s sagebrush ecosystem initiative, said that the sage grouse plan was developed over many years and based on extensive input. Interior Department to Overhaul Obama’s Sage Grouse Protection Plan 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z Western Watersheds Project challenged grazing in the monument contending it harmed sage grouse, leading to a 2012 federal court order requiring federal agencies to complete an environmental review analyzing reduced grazing or no grazing. US cattle grazing plan for Idaho national monument approved 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z It recognized for the first time the importance of livestock grazing on sage grouse habitat, said Jim Magagna, executive vice president of the Wyoming Stock Growers Association. Sage grouse conservation changes praised, provoke alarm 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z The sage grouse population ebbs and flows, usually with weather patterns, and a 2015 report from the... Washington’s Wild Grouse Chase 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z In June Zinke stated the sage grouse protection program needed to be revised to "protect sage grouse and its habitat while also ensuring conservation efforts do not impede local economic opportunities." U.S. to relax rules protecting sage grouse, in win for oil drillers 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z She cited a news release about Mr. Zinke’s decision in June to launch a sage grouse review team. Interior Department to Overhaul Obama’s Sage Grouse Protection Plan 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z Environmental groups say more steps are needed to protect the sage grouse from extinction. Interior: New plan will work with states on sage grouse 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z Millions of sage grouse once populated the West but development, livestock grazing and an invasive grass that encourages wildfires has reduced the bird’s population to fewer than 500,000. Sage grouse conservation changes praised, provoke alarm 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z About 270 personnel are assigned to that blaze and are focused on protecting sage grouse habitat and archaeological sites. Wildfire closes popular trails in Oregon national park 2017-08-05T04:00:00Z In June Zinke stated the sage grouse protection program needed to be revised to "protect sage grouse and its habitat while also ensuring conservation efforts do not impede local economic opportunities." U.S. to relax rules protecting sage grouse, in win for oil drillers 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z The agency is also conducting a review of federal protections of the sage grouse, a bird whose habitat extends over 11 states and is generally protected from oil and gas drilling. As Interior Secretary Swaggers Through Parks, His Staff Rolls Back Regulations 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z One area of clear friction is Obama’s identification of priority habitat for the dwindling numbers of greater sage grouse in 11 Western states. In the push to deliver on campaign promises, Interior’s energy drive looms large 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z Wyoming has a larger number of greater sage grouse than any other state and keeping the bird off the endangered list remains a priority, Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead said. Sage grouse conservation changes praised, provoke alarm 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z The Straight Hollow Fire is burning through important sage grouse habitat, Krake said. Grassland wildfires in Eastern Washington grow, prompt urgent evacuations 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z Firefighters on Wednesday were trying to prevent the fires from growing to protect property and sage grouse habitat. 3 fires in Wenatchee area burning 36.7 square miles 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z “No one loves the sage grouse more than I do,” said Mr. Zinke, in response to a question this month about his agency’s early steps to review federal protections of the animal’s habitat. As Interior Secretary Swaggers Through Parks, His Staff Rolls Back Regulations 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z California wildlife officials are banning hunting of sage grouse for a season because of dwindling populations of the spikey-feathered native bird. California puts hold on hunting for dwindling sage grouse 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z Wyoming officials are glad the Trump administration has been talking to them about sage grouse policy, and the proposed changes include improvements, Mead said. Sage grouse conservation changes praised, provoke alarm 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z The California Fish and Game Commission voted 4-0 Wednesday not to allow hunting for any kind of sage grouse for 2017. California puts hold on hunting for dwindling sage grouse 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z In February, the Conservation Fund scooped up 100,000 acres of sage grouse habitat in Idaho, Wyoming and Colorado but risks remain. New threats to public lands endanger America's unique wildlife corridors 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z Regarding the June 10 Politics & the Nation article “Trump administration to review plan that protects sage grouse”: Opinion | The sage grouse and its habitat need federal protection 2017-06-11T04:00:00Z The California Fish and Game Commission voted 4 to 0 Wednesday not to allow hunting for any kind of sage grouse for 2017. California puts hold on hunting for dwindling sage grouse 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z Officials remain concerned, however, by how the administration wants to set population goals for sage grouse. Sage grouse conservation changes praised, provoke alarm 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it will review a massive and controversial federal plan to protect the dwindling population of greater sage grouse in 11 western states. Trump administration to review a controversial plan to manage sage grouse 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z The habitat protected to conserve the sage grouse, which touches 11 states, is also home to more than 350 other species that benefit from the protections, according to the National Wildlife Federation. Why the Trump Administration Is Targeting This Rare Bird 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z Scientists say the sage grouse is an indicator species, that its health reflects the well-being of its habitat and hundreds of other species that depend on it, including elk, mule deer and golden eagles. Trump administration to reconsider protections for rare sage grouse 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z Unlike many Western land-use battles of the past, sage grouse conservation drew wide support from commercial interests. Trump administration orders review of landmark sage grouse plan 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z Areas where sage grouse habitat and gas drilling overlap include the upper Green River Basin of western Wyoming, home of some of the biggest onshore natural gas fields in the U.S. Sage grouse conservation changes praised, provoke alarm 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z The greater sage grouse, a chickenlike bird that nests in a giant habitat covering 11 states called the “sagebrush sea,” exists only in the continental United States. Trump administration to review a controversial plan to manage sage grouse 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z Zinke’s order calls for officials to evaluate both the federal sage grouse plan and state plans and programs to ensure they are complementary. Interior chief to review sage-grouse conservation plan 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z Along the way, the sage grouse population has also declined, shrinking from millions of birds a few decades ago to perhaps as few as 200,000 now. Trump administration to reconsider protections for rare sage grouse 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z Zinke insisted he was seeking to perfect, not dismantle, sage grouse conservation measures, while allowing greater innovation and "flexibility" by individual states on "such things as jobs and energy development." Trump administration orders review of landmark sage grouse plan 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z The document stems from a federal lawsuit filed by the Western Watersheds Project citing concerns about sage grouse and a subsequent court ruling requiring the federal agency to come up with a new plan. U.S. cattle grazing plan for Idaho’s Craters of the Moon monument draws criticism 2017-05-27T04:00:00Z The health of sage grouse is an indication of the health of the sagebrush, which hundreds of animals depend on. Trump administration to review a controversial plan to manage sage grouse 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z Western Watersheds Project says the plan will lead to declines of sage grouse and their possible elimination. US cattle grazing plan for Idaho monument draws criticism 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z Molvar is a sage grouse expert who studies the impact of livestock on grouse habitat. Why people are marching for science: ‘There is no Planet B’ 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z Will the greater sage grouse go extinct as the administration works to unravel a compromise protection plan already agreed on by all parties? Opinion | The Planet Can’t Stand This Presidency 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z Anderson said BLM’s plan will lead to declines of sage grouse and their possible elimination from Craters of the Moon. U.S. cattle grazing plan for Idaho’s Craters of the Moon monument draws criticism 2017-05-27T04:00:00Z Forest Service, will regulate miners, energy developers and ranchers who hold federal leases to work in sagebrush wilderness in 10 states more closely to ensure the survival of the greater sage grouse. Trump administration to review a controversial plan to manage sage grouse 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z The BLM says the plan protects sage grouse habitat while allowing cattle grazing. US cattle grazing plan for Idaho monument draws criticism 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z The groups said the BLM did not conduct surveys to determine how many sage grouse wintered in the area — and last year, an appeals court sided with opponents. Federal court kills wind project near Steens Mountain 2017-04-19T04:00:00Z The groups said the BLM did not conduct surveys to determine how many sage grouse wintered in the area - and last year, an appeals court sided with opponents. Federal court kills wind project near Steens Mountain 2017-04-19T04:00:00Z Otter sued in September 2015 after federal officials opted not to list sage grouse under the Endangered Species Act but announced federal land-use restrictions. Otter appeals dismissal of Idaho sage grouse lawsuit 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z The agency decided that a listing wasn’t warranted because the work arrested the sage grouse’s decline. Trump administration to review a controversial plan to manage sage grouse 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z One area of particular focus in the first two months: stripping protections for the sage grouse to ease development of lands in the West. Analysis: Pence filling key voids in Trump White House 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z One area of particular focus in the first two months: stripping protections for the sage grouse to ease development of lands in the west. Amid White House Tumult, Pence Offers Trump a Steady Hand 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z Interior Department in 2015 rejected federal protections for sage grouse, saying conservation efforts by government agencies and the private sector were helping turn around the bird’s declining fortunes. Study: Livestock grazing can benefit struggling bird species 2017-03-26T04:00:00Z Otter has long complained that Idaho worked with federal agencies to come up with a sage grouse plan only to have Idaho’s plan ignored. Otter appeals dismissal of Idaho sage grouse lawsuit 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z States worked with the BLM, Fish and Wildlife, and conservation groups to take steps to increase sage grouse populations. Trump administration to review a controversial plan to manage sage grouse 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z The area supports cattle grazing and some 350 species of wildlife, including sage grouse. Rangeland wildfire fuel breaks planned for Idaho, Oregon 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z Trump has not publicly addressed the federal sage grouse plans. Will Trump revamp complex plan to save endangered sage grouse? 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z Grazing on land occupied by greater sage grouse is frequently cited by biologists as one of the causes of the bird’s decline, along with disease, oil and gas drilling and other factors. Study: Livestock grazing can benefit struggling bird species 2017-03-26T04:00:00Z The sage grouse is found in 11 Western states. Otter appeals dismissal of Idaho sage grouse lawsuit 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z He said states had innovative ideas to build the population of sage grouse, including the control of tree-perching predators that don’t belong in the sage habitat. Trump administration to review a controversial plan to manage sage grouse 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z A proposal issued this week calls for improving sage grouse habitat farther away from the airport in hopes that the grouse will abandon habitat near the runway. Grand Teton park seeks fewer airport grouse 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z "But we all agreed on the common goal, and that was to avoid a listing of the greater sage grouse." Will Trump revamp complex plan to save endangered sage grouse? 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z “Up until now, we really lacked studies that directly linked the status and trends of sage grouse populations to management of livestock.” Study: Livestock grazing can benefit struggling bird species 2017-03-26T04:00:00Z The money being cut by the Legislature is used on sage grouse management, wolf management and other wildlife efforts. Wyoming fees for hunting, fishing licenses could go up 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z The work started last week and was expected to improve habitat for threatened sage grouse and other wildlife as well as boost the overall health of watersheds. US, Nevada crews reseeding 10,000 acres of burned rangeland 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z It directed federal resources for the first time to fight blazes in open sagebrush steppe that supports cattle ranching, recreation and some 350 species of wildlife, including sage grouse. Western US sagebrush defense plan will endure, official says 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z If that happens, the dominoes will start to fall for an ESA listing of the sage grouse, he said, because the service must review the status of the bird every five years. Will Trump revamp complex plan to save endangered sage grouse? 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z The Obama administration is releasing five possible plans for limiting mining on federal land in the West to protect the vulnerable greater sage grouse, but it isn’t saying which it prefers. The Latest: US considers mining limits to save sage grouse 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z It omits protections for the greater sage grouse. Compromise reached on massive U.S. defense bill 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z The proposed leasing area includes sage grouse habitat. San Miguel County objects to possible BLM oil, gas leasing 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z In addition to devastating the desert tortoise, ravens target birds including the sage grouse, snowy plover and the least tern, as well as horned lizards and snakes. Scientists fight for an endangered tortoise with a secret weapon: lasers 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z The current status of the greater sage grouse is murky, at best, in part because grouse populations are cyclical and can change dramatically from year to year. Will Trump revamp complex plan to save endangered sage grouse? 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z Otter has complained bitterly about the federal government’s sage grouse plan that he said eliminated Idaho suggestions, and has mounted a legal challenge contending that sage grouse-related restrictions imposed last year will impede economic development. Western governors, feds attempt uneasy collaboration 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z Wyoming Game and Fish Department sage grouse coordinator Tom Christiansen said limited energy development is expected in the grouse's core habitat for the foreseeable future. Researchers: Limits on drilling not enough to protect bird 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z They say an environmental study used to justify the leasing pre-dates listing of the Gunnison sage grouse as a threatened species. San Miguel County objects to possible BLM oil, gas leasing 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z The proposed project area includes sage grouse habitat and there are a number of restrictions on development. Proposed natural gas project tests sage grouse plans 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z Trump cannot simply dismiss the blueprints, which amended 98 Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service land-use plans to incorporate protective measures covering nearly 70 million acres of sage grouse habitat in 10 Western states. Will Trump revamp complex plan to save endangered sage grouse? 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z The planned August roundup was also aimed at protecting sage grouse habitat and fire restoration projects. East Oregon wild horse roundup canceled due to wildfire 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z Geological Survey and Colorado State University reached the conclusion after examining the effects of drilling on greater sage grouse over a 25-year period ending in 2008. Researchers: Limits on drilling not enough to protect bird 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z A fast-moving rangeland wildfire in eastern Idaho expanded to nearly 70 square miles Wednesday, forcing evacuations, threatening a windfarm and burning habitat needed by sage grouse, a federally protected bird. Crews battling 35 large, uncontained wildfires in the West 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z Crews were battling a small wildfire in northern Utah that was approaching a ski resort and a separate blaze in southern Utah burning through sage grouse habitat. In dry, windy West, crews target flames in several states 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z Derrick Henry, a BLM spokesman, said the agency has not been told to change its approach to sage grouse management. Will Trump revamp complex plan to save endangered sage grouse? 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z Federal wildlife managers decided in September not to protect the greater sage grouse under the Endangered Species Act, but conservation restrictions are planned on public lands. US announces plans to protect rare Colorado, Utah birds 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z Federal wildlife managers decided in September not to protect the greater sage grouse under the Endangered Species Act, but some conservation restrictions are planned on public lands. US announces plans to protect rare Colorado, Utah birds 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z Some of the fire zone is home to the sage grouse, which federal and military agencies are responsible for protecting. Yakima area wildfire is 90 percent contained 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z Crews were battling a small wildfire in northern Utah that was approaching a ski resort and a separate blaze in southern Utah burning through sage grouse habitat. In dry, windy West, crews target flames in several states 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z "However, it's a one-size-fits-all decision, and it does not reflect the tremendous diversity of greater sage grouse habitat across the West and here in Utah." Will Trump revamp complex plan to save endangered sage grouse? 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z No injuries were reported, no private property was threatened and the fire wasn’t affecting habitat areas of threatened sage grouse birds, Hanefeld said. Crews battling lightning fires in northwest, eastern Nevada 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z If many more giant fires hit sage grouse habitat, experts say, the federal government would have little choice but to list the bird as needing federal protection under the Endangered Species Act. Homes on edge of the wilderness complicate wildfire efforts 2016-07-26T04:00:00Z GOP delegates pointed to the platform delving into micro-issues such as the greater sage grouse and lesser prairie chicken: two birds considered endangered by the federal government. Why the Republican and Democratic platforms are as consequential as they are unwieldy and arcane 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z Authorities ordered evacuations in eastern Idaho where a wildfire burning rangeland and habitat of a threatened bird, the sage grouse, ballooned to 40 square miles. In dry, windy West, crews target flames in several states 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z "Wyoming would welcome more flexibility to implement the governor's core area sage grouse strategy," said Mike McGrady, Mead's policy adviser. Will Trump revamp complex plan to save endangered sage grouse? 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z The season will allow 40 resident hunting permits with a limit of one sage grouse per hunter. Sage grouse hunting season to open in September 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z The trees are plentiful in southwest Idaho, and officials hope to remove many of them to restore sage grouse habitat. Researchers look to make bioenergy more attractive 2016-06-25T04:00:00Z The following spring, Kintigh said, the annual lek count showed fewer than 250 male grouse, which, according to the department’s sage grouse management plan, dictated the season be closed. South Dakota offers more tags as deer population rebounds 2016-06-18T04:00:00Z Conservationists argue that wild horses and dwindling wildlife like the sage grouse enjoy legal protections not shared by domestic cattle and sheep. Sandoval urges relaxed grazing restrictions as drought wanes 2016-05-28T04:00:00Z Sagebrush steppe supports cattle grazing and some 350 species of wildlife, including sage grouse. Feds announce $10 million for wildfire projects in 12 states 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z The state’s sage grouse management plan allows reopening the season if the survey shows more than 250 male sage grouse on all leks. Sage grouse hunting season to open in September 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z Their adoption was considered key to keeping sage grouse off the endangered species list and avoiding even more severe restrictions on development. Representatives of the oil and gas industry say they are suing the Obama administration over drilling restrictions meant to protect a struggling bird that ranges across 11 Western states 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z Nevada Department of Wildlife Director Tony Wasley said many of the areas with the horses contain habitat critical to the greater sage grouse at risk of being degraded. NV Gov. may sue if BLM won’t pony up for mustang roundups 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z Efforts to protect the greater sage grouse, a bird found in the western United States, do not pose a threat to the U.S. military, two senior Democratic House of Representatives lawmakers said on Tuesday. U.S. military can withstand the sage grouse, lawmakers say 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z Those efforts continued Tuesday when Jewell, following her tour of the rehabilitation area, announced in Boise the $10 million worth of projects mostly aimed at preventing sage grouse habitat from burning. Feds announce $10 million for wildfire projects in 12 states 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z But the Soda Fire scorched 436 square miles of sagebrush steppe that supports cattle grazing and some 350 species of wildlife, including sage grouse. Wildfire rehab effort going well so far in Idaho, Oregon 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z "The oil and gas restrictions in the plans are based on science that overstates the threat" to sage grouse. Representatives of the oil and gas industry say they are suing the Obama administration over drilling restrictions meant to protect a struggling bird that ranges across 11 Western states 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z Deniz Bolbol of the American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign said private livestock grazing on public land far outweighs the negative impacts mustangs have on sage grouse habitat. NV Gov. may sue if BLM won’t pony up for mustang roundups 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z She pointed to a recent agreement with western states to manage lands to save the greater sage grouse, while still allowing oil and gas development in some areas. National Parks Need a Big Shake-Up 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z Hunting for sage grouse and cottontail rabbits should also be good this year. Wyoming Game and Fish says mild winter means good hunting 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z Interior Secretary Sally Jewell decided in September that the greater sage grouse didn’t warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act and instead launched land-use amendments intended to ensure the survival of the bird. Suit: US grouse protections driven by politics, not science 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z Interior Secretary Sally Jewell decided in September that the greater sage grouse didn't warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act and instead launched land-use amendments intended to ensure the survival of the bird. Rural Nevadans suing to block the Obama administration's sage grouse protection plan say a trail of internal government documents shows politics was the driving force behind a pre-determined policy that flies in the face of science 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z District Court in Reno last week on the heels of a broader one it filed last month challenging the Obama administration's overall protection plan for the greater sage grouse across 10 western states. Conservationists are suing the Bureau of Land Management to block construction of fences in northern Nevada that they say are intended to appease livestock ranchers at the risk of harming sage grouse and the drought-stricken federal rangeland 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z District Court in Reno last week on the heels of a broader one it filed last month challenging the Obama administration’s overall protection plan for the greater sage grouse across 10 western states. Grouse suit seeks to block new fences on BLM land in Nevada 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z This helped set the stage for other Harney County partnerships such as the protection of sage grouse habitat on private lands. Birds, staff return to Malheur National Wildlife Refuge 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z It’s where coyotes howl under the starry skies, sage grouse strut the nearby prairies, bald eagles soar overhead and the river rushes nearby. Woman seeks relative’s remains from Indian boarding school 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z It targets agency plans approved in September as part of efforts to protect greater sage grouse. Lawsuit targets energy development in Montana, Wyoming 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z The federal government decided in September not to list the ground-dwelling sage grouse under the Endangered Species Act, instead opting for new rules and land use policies for federal lands. The nation needs to change the way it protects endangered species because the current practice is bogged down in lawsuits and weakened by mistrust, the head of the Western Governors Association said Wednesday 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z Officials say without it there will be declines in sage grouse and other species possibly leading to regulatory actions limiting economic growth. Western land managers strategize on battling invasive weeds 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z Recent debates centered on grizzly bears, wolves and the greater sage grouse. Western states look closely at endangered species protection 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z Many species of birds around the world also are being tracked, including long-billed curlews, and sage grouse in Idaho. Gadgets track wildlife, and enlighten humans 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z Many species of birds around the world are also being tracked, including long-billed curlews, and sage grouse in Idaho. Wildlife secrets revealed with advanced tracking devices 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z A sweeping sage grouse conservation effort that the government announced last September is riddled with loopholes and will not be enough to protect the bird from extinction, according to the lawsuit filed in U.S. Environmentalists sue for more rules to protect sage grouse 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z Last year, federal officials announced restrictions on 67 million acres of public lands in 11 states, including Montana, to protect sage grouse habitat and prevent it from becoming a threatened or endangered species. Montana officials move forward with sage grouse plan 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z Some ranchers complain that the government now places more value on protecting species such as the sage grouse than on helping people earn a living. Oregon wildlife refuge standoff ends as last four occupiers surrender to FBI 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z Interior Secretary Sally Jewell announced the new policies for Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management lands Sept. 22 at the same time she decided against listing the greater sage grouse as threatened or endangered. Utah sues federal government over sage grouse plan 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z In the end, ranchers signed a 30 year agreement with the government to protect sage grouse habitat on their private lands, in exchange for the continued use of public lands for well monitored grazing. After the Oregon stand-off: can lost goodwill be recaptured? | Naseem Rakha 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z Fox called for the withdrawals to be canceled, while Bullock said the state would be able to conserve sage grouse even with mining on some of the land. Montana officials object to limits on mining because of bird 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z Montana is taking its own measures to protect sage grouse habitat on state lands. Montana officials move forward with sage grouse plan 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z However, that road turned out to go through sage grouse habitat. Idaho governor wants more say in species protection ideas 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z Utah state officials argue that the guidelines announced in September impose unnecessary restrictions for activities on and near sage grouse habitat. Utah sues federal government over sage grouse plan 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z Montana is taking its own measures to protect sage grouse habitat on state lands and to give incentives to keep landowners from damaging the bird’s habitat. Montana approves relocation of sage grouse to Canada 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z Bureau of Land Management Director Neil Kornze, the Democratic governor said the mining restrictions threatened to impede sage grouse conservation efforts in the state. Montana officials object to limits on mining because of bird 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z The program would be evaluated each year to determine if Montana's sage grouse population is healthy enough to proceed with future relocations, Hagener said. Who Needs the Sage Grouse More, Montana or Canada? 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z But he also made it clear he’s still perturbed with federal agencies that discarded Idaho’s plan for protecting sage grouse habitat but announced new restrictions in September while declaring the bird didn’t require federal protections. Idaho governor wants more say in species protection ideas 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z Allison Jones, director of the Wild Utah Project, called the lawsuit counterproductive to helping sage grouse recover. Utah sues federal government over sage grouse plan 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z Others on the council suggested that the sage grouse could be moved to the border but kept in Montana. Montana approves relocation of sage grouse to Canada 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z Montana’s sage grouse plan “is built specifically upon the premise that all lands would remain working lands,” Bullock wrote. Montana officials object to limits on mining because of bird 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z If acquired by the Bureau of Land Management, it would consolidate federal management for protection of sage grouse. Nevada recommends 14,500 acres for sale to BLM 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z Idaho shortly after the announcement filed a lawsuit over the restrictions on mining, energy development and grazing that are intended to protect sage grouse across millions of acres of the American West. Idaho governor wants more say in species protection ideas 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z The new federal plan doesn’t preclude the state from instituting its own sage grouse measures on state and private lands, Jones said. Utah sues federal government over sage grouse plan 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z The 40 sage grouse would be removed from an area where there are an estimated 10,000 birds. Montana approves relocation of sage grouse to Canada 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z Some U.S. conservationists worry that listing certain endangered species—such as the greater sage grouse—under the Endangered Species Act will fuel efforts to gut the law. A look ahead at 2016: What research trends will be hot—and what will not? 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z About 9,000 acres of the land are located in the sage grouse habitat. Nevada recommends 14,500 acres for sale to BLM 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z Biologists estimate sage grouse numbers by studying the wings of birds killed by hunters. Another good breeding year for sage grouse in Wyoming 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z A judge in the Nevada case has refused to immediately suspend all sage grouse protections recently adopted in new land planning amendments. Utah sues federal government over sage grouse plan 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission voted 3-1 to relocate 40 greater sage grouse hens this year across the border to Alberta, where an estimated 100 to 120 of the birds are left. Montana approves relocation of sage grouse to Canada 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z The proposed decision calls for the removal of interior fences inside the allotment and monitoring to ensure greater sage grouse habitat is not damaged. Federal agency proposes allowing bison to graze on 13K acres 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z The federal government decided sage grouse didn’t need protection under the Endangered Species Act in September. Wildfires, horse racing, sage grouse top stories in 2015 2015-12-28T05:00:00Z Federal officials announced in September that the greater sage grouse does not need protection as a threatened or endangered species. Another good breeding year for sage grouse in Wyoming 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z He said the state is better positioned to know how to manage sage grouse, as evidenced by the restoration of 500,000 acres of the bird’s habitat and small increase in the animal’s population. Utah sues federal government over sage grouse plan 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z The sage grouse in Alberta and Montana make up a transboundary population, and the program should result in healthier numbers on both sides of the border, officials said. Montana approves relocation of sage grouse to Canada 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z Greater Sage Grouse Some 400,000 greater sage grouse, a bird native to the American West, survive today, down from a high of 16 million—a drop attributable in part to oil and gas development. How Some Animals Cash In on Economic Crises 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z Along the way some 50 homes burned in northern Idaho, hundreds more had to be evacuated, and a giant rangeland fire in southwest Idaho torched grazing areas and important sage grouse habitat. Wildfires, horse racing, sage grouse top stories in 2015 2015-12-28T05:00:00Z Jewell said adopting rules this year to protect habitat for the greater sage grouse in 11 Western states, rather than declare the chicken-sized bird an endangered species, was one example of cooperation. Western governors endorse prescreening tourists outside US 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z That approach kept the Soda Fire from burning much of the best sage grouse habitat, even as the U.S. Southwest Idaho a wildfire restoration lab for land managers 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z However, Land Board members on Tuesday said it’s important that Idaho still move forward with its plan on endowment lands so sage grouse aren’t eventually listed anyway. Idaho officials OK implementation of sage grouse plan 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z A lot of promises were made to keep the sage grouse from being listed. Coal or sage grouse? State, federal officials at odds on Utah mine proposal 2015-11-14T05:00:00Z In September, Fish and Wildlife announced that the greater sage grouse, after a more than 5-year effort to protect sagebrush habitat in 11 states where the ground-dwelling birds live, didn’t warrant protection under the act. Mead: Few delistings cause for Endangered Species Act reform 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z Alberta sage grouse occupy just 10 percent of their historical range, cornered by encroaching land cultivation, energy development and grazing. Canada seeks to relocate more sage grouse from Montana 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z How well it does may be critical five years from now, when the Fish and Wildlife Service reassesses the sage grouse population. Southwest Idaho a wildfire restoration lab for land managers 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z Federal officials did include the governor’s plan but added more restrictions in late September when the Obama administration said greater sage grouse didn’t require federal protections under the Endangered Species Act. Idaho officials OK implementation of sage grouse plan 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z State officials say the mine’s growth would create sorely needed jobs, with displaced sage grouse easily flying to another spot nearby. Coal or sage grouse? State, federal officials at odds on Utah mine proposal 2015-11-14T05:00:00Z He pointed to the Interior Department’s announcement in September that the greater sage grouse didn’t need protection under the Endangered Species Act as a success made possible by cooperation between landowners and government. US official: Thinking big can save big-game migration routes 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z A key strategy in the province’s recovery plan is to ship 120 sage grouse across the border over the next five years from genetically similar populations Montana. Canada seeks to relocate more sage grouse from Montana 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z The mapping project is a response to the Bureau of Land Management’s recently finalized land-management plans for sage grouse habitat in Colorado and 10 other states. Colorado counties seek funding for sage grouse project 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z That means trying to find a way to meet the constitutional mandate while protecting sage grouse habitat. Idaho officials OK implementation of sage grouse plan 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z Fish and Wildlife Service decided against listing sage grouse as threatened or endangered. Coal or sage grouse? State, federal officials at odds on Utah mine proposal 2015-11-14T05:00:00Z Both of those groups are concerned about federal attempts to protect greater sage grouse. Bush would move Interior Department HQ to the West 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z Both are concerned about federal attempts to protect greater sage grouse. Bush back in Nevada; unveiling Western public lands plan 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z That’s what is so remarkable about the Interior Department’s recent decision not to list the greater sage grouse. An Airbnb Where Vulnerable Wildlife Checks In 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z In Idaho, more than 10 million acres are designated as important sage grouse habitat. Idaho officials OK implementation of sage grouse plan 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z As part of that work, Utah removed juniper trees that allowed predators to perch and launch attacks on sage grouse, forcing them to flee to other areas. Coal or sage grouse? State, federal officials at odds on Utah mine proposal 2015-11-14T05:00:00Z That’s good for the High Desert, good for sage grouse, good for all sorts of things. Editorials from around Oregon 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z The resulting losses of habitat were a big reason the greater sage grouse was considered for the endangered species list. Researcher Finds Way to Fight Cheatgrass, a Western Scourge 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z Nevada is beta testing its version of a sage-grouse exchange, and a citizen group, the Wyoming Conservation Exchange, has developed a proposal for sage grouse and mule deer. An Airbnb Where Vulnerable Wildlife Checks In 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z When the Obama administration announced last month that it would not add the greater sage grouse to the endangered species list, some conservation groups predictably criticized the ruling. A Shifting Approach to Saving Endangered Species 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z For decades the agency provided industry leases despite warnings about environmental impacts — leases that they contend contributed greatly to the sage grouse’s decline. Coal or sage grouse? State, federal officials at odds on Utah mine proposal 2015-11-14T05:00:00Z The Interior Department decided last week not to classify the greater sage grouse as an endangered species, ending five years of deliberation. The Sage Grouse Switcheroo 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z Still, Interior announced new plans to protect sage grouse habitat on almost 28,000 square miles of federal lands in Wyoming, an area covering nearly one third of the state. Wyoming, Montana governors to testify on endangered species 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z To shield the sage grouse from possible extinction, U.S. Lawsuits challenge limits on mining, energy, grazing imposed to save Western bird 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z Yet WildEarth Guardians, which had pushed for sage grouse to be listed as endangered, said it appeared industry and its supporters had won. Decision not to list sage grouse as endangered is called life saver by some, death knell by others 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z Jones, of Wild Utah Project, said the small group of sage grouse near the mine site is the only population that far south. Coal or sage grouse? State, federal officials at odds on Utah mine proposal 2015-11-14T05:00:00Z “The sage grouse was going to be the spotted owl for the livestock grazing industry,” he said, referring to federal wildlife protections approved 25 years ago that greatly impeded the logging industry. Sage grouse plan aims for balance between industry, wildlife 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z It will withdraw some sage grouse strongholds from future mining claims, and will put into action plans for fighting invasive cheatgrass and controlling rangeland fires. U.S. sage grouse plan draws divided reaction 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z Some wildlife advocates said the government's sage grouse plans were too permissive for industry. Lawsuits challenge limits on mining, energy, grazing imposed to save Western bird 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z The new partnerships, he said, “will reap dividends for sage grouse, big game and other wildlife while protecting a way of life in the West.” Decision not to list sage grouse as endangered is called life saver by some, death knell by others 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z Her organization is one of several that doubts Utah and other states will continue working to save sage grouse. Coal or sage grouse? State, federal officials at odds on Utah mine proposal 2015-11-14T05:00:00Z He says his 11-year-old daughter grew up helping him tie markers on fences to keep sage grouse from flying into them and getting killed at his Smith Creek Ranch outside of Austin. Nevada rancher cites trust in grouse listing decision 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z The sage grouse, she said, was a “canary in the coal mine” for the entire sage-steppe ecosystem, and its decline “was warning us our old way of doing things was not sustainable.” U.S. sage grouse plan draws divided reaction 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z North America's greater sage grouse population once numbered an estimated 16 million birds. Lawsuits challenge limits on mining, energy, grazing imposed to save Western bird 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z Its new land use plans will create buffer zones around sage grouse habitat to reduce noises that cause the birds to flinch. Decision not to list sage grouse as endangered is called life saver by some, death knell by others 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z About 9 million acres of sage grouse habitat in Montana are in federally controlled lands. State praises sage grouse decision, criticizes feds’ plans 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z An aide to Interior Secretary Sally Jewell says recent policy changes provide protections for the greater sage grouse on 67 million acres of federal lands. The Latest: Conservation groups split over rejection of federal protections for sage grouse 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z Saving the sage grouse requires a broad effort coordinated among various levels of government. U.S. Trying to Protect Sage Grouse Without Listing It as an Endangered Species 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z The cases are the first to contest the Obama administration's declaration this week that it can protect the greater sage grouse without hobbling the region's economy. Lawsuits challenge limits on mining, energy, grazing imposed to save Western bird 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z Federal officials vowed to continue monitoring impacts to sage grouse and its habitat and to revisit the listing decision in five years. Decision not to list sage grouse as endangered is called life saver by some, death knell by others 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z In April, Fish and Wildlife decided against listing the Mono Basin sage grouse, a genetically distinct population of the greater sage grouse that lives along the Nevada-California line. Q&A: What is a sage grouse and why is the bird imperiled? 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z State and federal officials committed hundreds of millions of dollars in the past several years to preserve areas of sagebrush occupied by the greater sage grouse. Sage grouse decision follows push to preserve bird’s habitat 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z Greater sage grouse range from California to the Dakotas. Feds plan announcement on protections for imperiled bird 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z As the sage grouse goes, they say, so go hundreds of other species that depend on sagebrush and the creatures it shelters and feeds, including elk, mule deer and golden eagles. Unlikely allies are joining the quest to save the imperiled sage grouse 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z Wyoming also had a lot to lose; it has the largest sage grouse population in the West, more than 50 percent of the birds and is second in the nation in energy production. Decision not to list sage grouse as endangered is called life saver by some, death knell by others 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z Of the three, the greater sage grouse is by far the most numerous and widespread. Q&A: What is a sage grouse and why is the bird imperiled? 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z Greater sage grouse once numbered in the millions across a vast sagebrush habitat that stretches from California to North Dakota and south to Utah and Colorado. Sage grouse decision follows push to preserve bird’s habitat 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z Officials have already mapped out the greater sage grouse’s habitat west of the Rockies, where wildfire is considered a primary threat to the bird. Shift in US firefighting prioritizes sage grouse in West 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z "By protecting the sage grouse, we're able to save that wildlife heritage. That's not just of national importance, it's of global importance." Unlikely allies are joining the quest to save the imperiled sage grouse 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z Federal officials have said that governors in those states threatened to abandon their own conservation efforts if the federal government designated sage grouse as threatened or endangered. Decision not to list sage grouse as endangered is called life saver by some, death knell by others 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z The Buck Ranch is located on or near migration corridors for moose, mule deer and pronghorn and there is one sage grouse lek on the property. Lincoln County ranch preserved for ag, wildlife 2015-09-20T04:00:00Z That would avoid new restrictions on oil and gas drilling, grazing and other human activities in sage grouse habitat. Sage grouse decision follows push to preserve bird’s habitat 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z “The fire team comes in now, understands the issue and is as interested as we are in trying to do the right thing in sage grouse habitat.” Shift in US firefighting prioritizes sage grouse in West 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z O'Keeffe, who will take office late this year as president of the Oregon Cattlemen's Assn., has joined an effort led by the federal government that limits grazing on public lands where sage grouse live. Unlikely allies are joining the quest to save the imperiled sage grouse 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z The Obama administration announced Tuesday that it would try to protect the greater sage grouse without listing it as endangered – a long-awaited decision that immediately brought praise, condemnation or caution from the various interests. Decision not to list sage grouse as endangered is called life saver by some, death knell by others 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z In Wyoming, officials point to requirements that drillers test for baseline groundwater quality, and to measures protecting sage grouse — rules that have been lauded by the Interior Department. Family Pond Boils at Center of a ‘Regulatory War’ in Wyoming 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z Montana created its sage grouse conservation program and the 11-member oversight committee in an effort to ward off federal protections. Montana: Sage grouse decision could come next week 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z Biologists consider sage grouse the ecosystem’s “indicator species” - or barometer of the health of its habitat - as the northern spotted owl is in Northwest old-growth forests. Shift in US firefighting prioritizes sage grouse in West 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z Ken Rait, director of U.S. public lands for the Pew Charitable Trusts, an environmental group, said the bureau's work to protect sage grouse "really is a very significant move." Unlikely allies are joining the quest to save the imperiled sage grouse 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z But federal officials concluded that enough fertile areas remain across 11 states for the sage grouse to someday thrive again. Decision not to list sage grouse as endangered is called life saver by some, death knell by others 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z The greater sage grouse is related to but separate from the Gunnison sage grouse, which was designated as a threatened species last year over Hickenlooper’s objections. Colorado seeks US approval of sage grouse habitat exchange 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z The plan also includes a grant program to enhance and restore sage grouse habitat on private lands that will be developed after the regulations are in place, Baker said. Montana: Sage grouse decision could come next week 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z Nobody pretends this year’s initial efforts to protect sage grouse habitat from fire in Nevada, Idaho, Oregon, Utah and California will make or break the bird. Shift in US firefighting prioritizes sage grouse in West 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z The greater sage grouse works hard for love. Unlikely allies are joining the quest to save the imperiled sage grouse 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z Saving the population is key because the sage grouse is an umbrella species whose health reflects the condition of the greater sagebrush sea, which extends from Washington to New Mexico. Decision not to list sage grouse as endangered is called life saver by some, death knell by others 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z Randi Spivak of the Center for Biological Diversity, an environmental group that sued to force the Fish and Wildlife Service to consider protecting the sage grouse, was skeptical. Colorado seeks US approval of sage grouse habitat exchange 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z Bureau of Land Management spokesman Chris Hanefeld said Wednesdays there’s no immediate threat to homes or private property but they are working to fully suppress the fire because it is burning in sage grouse habitat. 25% containment at Nevada fire burning sage grouse habitat 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z Much like how federal protection for the spotted owl 25 years ago has impeded logging, federal protection for sage grouse could restrict energy development and grazing across the Intermountain West. Shift in US firefighting prioritizes sage grouse in West 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z The sea and the greater sage grouse weave around peaks and cities, across 165 million arid acres and 11 states from Northern California to North Dakota. Unlikely allies are joining the quest to save the imperiled sage grouse 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z More than half of the land that makes up sage grouse habitat is owned by the BLM and Forest Service. Decision not to list sage grouse as endangered is called life saver by some, death knell by others 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z Other states have proposed similar exchanges in hopes of keeping the sage grouse from being listed as threatened or endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act, which would trigger tougher conservation rules. Colorado seeks US approval of sage grouse habitat exchange 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z But Jewell said the act is working as intended, citing efforts by a variety of Western states and interest groups to collaborate on measures to protect the sage grouse while allowing energy development and grazing. Interior Dept.: High-risk oil, gas wells checks lack funding 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z The administration is also employing creative statutory interpretations to avoid adding the lesser prairie chicken and sage grouse to the endangered species list – a move that would greatly complicate energy development in the West. A Mixed Legacy on Oil 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z Jewell has made clear that she hopes scientists within her department do not list the sage grouse. Unlikely allies are joining the quest to save the imperiled sage grouse 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z |
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