Search Results for: sage-grouse

JWM: With too many free-roaming horses, sage-grouse suffer
Sage-grouse survival declines when free-roaming horse populations get too large

TWS submits comments to BLM on sage-grouse planning
The comments were developed with chapters, sections and working groups to highlight critical management issues facing this iconic species

BLM begins conservation planning updates for greater sage-grouse
Proposed Greater Sage-Grouse Rangewide Resource Management Plan Amendment aims to bolster the species’ conservation efforts

Watch: North Dakota sage-grouse numbers continue to fall
Habitat loss and West Nile disease are driving their declines

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...