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Strategic grazing could boost declining sage-grouse
In the right conditions, grazing can benefit insects the bird depends on
WM: Treating sagebrush doesn’t aid sage-grouse
A new Wildlife Monograph questions this management approach
Watch: Biologists take to the sky to look for sage-grouse leks
Sage-grouse don’t stick to the ground and neither do researchers. To find greater sage-grouse leks, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife biologists take to the air by helicopter in search...
Wyoming sees dip in sage-grouse reproduction
Early estimates from Wyoming’s 2021 sage-grouse wings indicate reproduction declined slightly in the last year. Wings from harvested chick and hen sage-grouse are collected from hunters who voluntarily drop them...
TWS2021: Common ravens disturb greater sage-grouse
When researchers began hearing reports about common ravens antagonizing sage-grouse at their lek sites in Nevada and California, they decided to investigate. Greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) are a species of...
BLM considers updating sage-grouse management plans
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is gathering new information and reviewing recent science on greater sage-grouse as it considers updating management plans for the species. The agency announced its...
DOI to revisit greater sage-grouse management plans
The U.S. Department of Interior is formally revisiting greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) management plans this fall. Within the next 60 days, the Bureau of Land Management will file a public...
Conifer removal improves sage-grouse habitat
The removal of woodlands encroaching on sagebrush habitat in the Great Basin area could improve suitability for greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus). Researchers ran models to predict the impact of removing...
USGS report details greater sage-grouse decline
Greater sage-grouse populations have declined significantly over the last six decades, according to a new report by the U.S. Geological Survey. The report documents an 80% rangewide decline since 1965...
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service faces lawsuits over sage-grouse, lynx
The Center for Biological Diversity and Western Watersheds Project have filed suit against the U.S. Forest Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, as well as other Department of...