Conservation groups call for more protections for sage-grouse
Bans on mining and drilling in priority habitat needed, advocates say. Read More “Conservation groups call for more protections for sage-grouse”
Bans on mining and drilling in priority habitat needed, advocates say. Read More “Conservation groups call for more protections for sage-grouse”
Just since 2002, the species has lost nearly 40% of its numbers. Read More “Greater Sage-Grouse population down 80% since 1965”
Move is one of several anti-environmental actions in administration’s final weeks. Read More “Trump guts Migratory Bird Treaty Act in ‘parting gift to the oil and gas industry’”
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed Eastern Black Rail, is downlisting Red-cockaded Woodpecker, and is under fire for not protecting sage-grouse. Read More “Updates on endangered woodpecker, rail, crow, and sage-grouse”
Ruling rejects policy excluding public from fossil-fuel leasing decisions on public lands. Read More “Judge protects nearly 1 million acres of sage-grouse habitat”
Leaders from Audubon, the Natural Resources Defense Council, other groups react. Read More “Conservationists slam rollback of sage-grouse plan”
Longtime contributor hopes to help ‘improve public policies for bird conservation.’ Read More “Researcher Terry Rich launches survey of American birders”
Reviews of new books about sage-grouse, Rachel Carson’s writings, and evolution and extinction among Hawaii’s native birds. Read More “3 inspiring, essential books for birders”
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