Gunnison Sage Grouse Rangewide Population Estimates. Two extreme winter seasons — exceptionally dry in 2017-18 and deep snow in 2018-19 — raised challenging conditions for the birds and ...

The Gunnison sage grouse was listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act in 2014, but Jones is among a small group that has been protecting the bird since the 1990s. “I’m an optimist and I’m ...