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On Monday, House Republicans included a provision in their fiscal 2026 spending bill for the Interior Department and EPA that ...
Two months after the Range 12 Fire exploded across 177,000 acres in Yakima and Benton counties, efforts are continuing to learn how sage grouse populations were affected and how best ...
The Gunnison sage grouse, a chicken-like bird, roams the range of Colorado and Utah. Its numbers have dwindled over the years due, scientists say, to many factors, from wilder wildfires to ...
We strongly urge the BLM to finalize a plan that protects and connects crucial sage grouse habitats across its range and makes up for the mistakes of the past. In doing so, ...
The greater sage grouse has been a long-running concern for many westerners, who worried about the fate of the bird, which is emblematic of much of the region. TrendingAgriculture secretary […] ...
“Right now, Wyoming can say it’s only lost about 10% of its historic range of sage grouse, which is pretty good compared to other states that have lost half or more,” said Kirol.
In the first salvo of a larger environmental-industry showdown impacting Western shale development, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Wednesday (Nov. 12, 2014) that the Gunnison Sage ...
Sage grouse are endemic to western North America and currently occupy about 186 million acres of rangeland in the U.S. West and two Canadian provinces. “The current range is still huge, ...
A 2020 report from the U.S. Geological Survey found that sage grouse populations across their range, which covers 11 western states, had decreased by 80% since 1965 and by 40% since 2002.
Sage grouse are considered endangered in the state. They now occupy around 8% of their historic range in Washington, according to the department. In 2015, ...
Greater sage grouse are a popular topic in Idaho and the West these days. Idaho is one of 11 western states where sage grouse reside.
Newly published research out of the University of Wyoming suggests that sage grouse are suffering from free-roaminf horses that have overrun the imperiled sagebrush-steppe habitat the birds depend ...