News tagged with sage grouse

Interior: Grouse listing warranted but precluded

(AP) -- The Interior Department announced Friday that it won't list sage grouse as endangered or threatened but will classify the bird among species that are candidates for federal protection.

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created Mar 05, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Report: Birds endangered by energy development

(AP) -- As the Obama administration pursues more homegrown energy sources, a new government report faults energy production of all types - wind, ethanol and mountaintop coal mining - for contributing to steep ...

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created Mar 19, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0




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Critics say Obama lagging on endangered species

(AP) -- Environmental groups are criticizing the Obama administration for what they say is a continuing backlog of plants and animals in need of protection under the Endangered Species Act.

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created Nov 26, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

ARS scientists study effects of grazing on grouse habitat

Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists at the Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center in Burns, Ore., are taking a careful look at how grazing cattle affect sage-grouse habitat on high desert rangelands.

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created Apr 30, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New study provides insight on energy development and sage-grouse habitat in the intermountain West

A study released October 14th in the current issue of the peer-reviewed journal PLoS ONE will shed new light on oil and gas development potential in the Intermountain West. Maps accompanying the study show the impacts to gre ...

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created Oct 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Grouse may rival owl's economic effect

Whether to declare the sage grouse an endangered species has pit environmentalists against ranchers in the northwestern United States.

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created Mar 17, 2008 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Sage grouse taken off endangered list

The rare sage-grouse is fighting for survival in Colorado, but because of a recent spurt in numbers the birds will not be listed as an endangered species.

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created Apr 24, 2007 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Sage grouse drops near drilling sites

A study found the population of sage grouse declined sharply in breeding habitat near oil and gas exploration fields in western Wyoming.

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created Jan 20, 2006 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0


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