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Lawsuit challenges decision not to list bi-state sage-grouse
Advocacy groups filed a lawsuit in late September challenging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s decision not to list the bi-state population of greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) under the Endangered Species Act....
California and Nevada sage-grouse will not be listed under ESA
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced last week that it will not list the bi-state population of greater sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus), a distinct population of the species found...
JWM: Energy development impacts sage-grouse reproduction
Energy development throughout Wyoming — including wind turbines and natural gas and oil extraction — decreases greater sage-grouse reproduction by removing the sagebrush landscapes they rely on, according to a...
Interior releases updated sage-grouse plans
The Bureau of Land Management addressed a federal judge’s concerns regarding recent revisions to greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) conservation plans by publishing six draft supplemental environmental impact statements last week....
JWM: Study upends management strategy for sage-grouse
A new study published in the Journal of Wildlife Management suggests managers may need to overhaul guidelines meant to protect greater sage-grouse by focusing less on factors like grass height...
Gunnison sage-grouse recovery plan released
A recent draft recovery plan the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released for federally threatened Gunnison sage-grouse (Centrocercus minimus) would relocate the birds to increase local populations. The Service plans...
USFWS reconsiders listing California and Nevada sage-grouse
In Sept. 2018, a federal judge in California vacated the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2015 decision not to list the greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) population along the California-Nevada border under the...
BLM releases final changes to sage-grouse plans
The Bureau of Land Management has finalized changes to its management plans for greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) conservation on public land in Colorado, Idaho, Oregon, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming, completing a process...
BLM unveils revisions to sage-grouse conservation plans
The Bureau of Land Management has released the final environmental impact statement and proposed plan amendments for greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) conservation on public land in Colorado, Idaho, Oregon, Nevada, Utah...
Forest Service proposes changes to sage-grouse plans
The U.S. Forest Service has released proposed changes to land management plans in five Western states intended to better protect greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus), along with a draft environmental impact...