The difficulty of simulating leks and getting captive sage grouse to breed is on display right now in Bighorn Basin flight pens.
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Feds aid pronghorn and sage grouse, but court allows development
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland granted money for troubled Wyoming wildlife habitat and migration corridors as a federal judge let a contested gas field advance as planned.
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Suit alleges dirty dealings, dire bird threats at Converse oilfield
Conservationists allege the Trump administration through former Interior Secretary Bernhardt violated federal environmental laws when approving the Delaware-sized development.
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Oil and gas, green groups both pan reduced lease sale
The BLM slashed the size of its first oil and gas lease sale since 2020, but conservation groups still balk at what they say are half-measures to reform the program.
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BLM whistleblower loses firing appeal in oilfield dispute
An administrative judge has ruled against an environmental specialist who claims he was fired for raising worries about impacts to migratory raptors.
