A federal plan to preserve sage grouse habitat across 10 western states does not include a well-developed winter strategy, leaving some critical habitat in limbo.
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Wyoming team updates key sage grouse conservation plan
Wyoming team recommends Gov. Mead revise greater sage grouse conservation protections, to prohibit drilling in winter concentration areas.
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Squaring sage grouse with drilling poses feds’ toughest test
Threats to sage grouse and a desire to produce domestic oil and gas present a major challenge for the Obama administration.
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State group: Wyoming needs special winter rules for sage grouse
Wyoming’s “core area” designation will not include critical winter range inside a proposed gas field, but a team will recommend special winter stipulations there.
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Girls’ decoy grouse lure birds from drilling-rig noise
Eighth graders’ paper grouse are first to draw strutting birds from drill rig to quieter site.
