Last year’s data requires justification of hunting, grouse team-member says. Others contend the dwindling population can support a regulated season.
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Judge prevents drilling-site work, citing threats to sage grouse
Order prevents drilling and ground disturbance on 449 oil and gas leases covering 334,762 acres in Wyoming until BLM resolves shortcomings in Trump-era approval.
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Montana sage grouse estimates jump 73% in 2020
Biologists in the state with 11% of greater sage grouse estimate the population at about 78,000 birds, up more than 33,000 from 2019.
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Falcon force
Master falconer Vahe’ Alaverdian moved from Los Angeles to Wyoming’s upper Green River Basin for its wide-open sagebrush landscape and vast expanse of public lands.
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Report outlines threats to sagebrush sea, proposes priorities
High-level group discounts climate change as an immediate worry, recommends saving intact core areas from fire, cheatgrass and pines before restoring degraded landscapes.
