But sage grouse “leks,” or mating grounds, are becoming less and less lively as habitat dwindles and numbers decline. Due to livestock grazing, development, off-road vehicles and many other threats, ...

A symbol of the American West, the greater sage grouse is a large, ground-dwelling bird known for its spell-binding mating dances, in which the males inflate their chests to show off their strength.

That’s true for the greater sage grouse, a chicken-size bird that is found on 172 million acres in eleven western states. Federal sage-grouse plans issued in 2015 both hurt the sage grouse and ...

Greater Sage-Grouse Mating Call Mesmerizes It's mating season for the Greater sage-grouse. Birders, scientists and voyeurs alike, gather across the western U.S. to watch the colorful affair.

Human-Wildlife Interactions Vol. 7, No. 2, Fall 2013 Occurrence and success of greater sage-g... Occurrence and success of greater sage-grouse broods in relation to insect-vegetation community ...

But in some species, behaviours that look like intricate dance steps play a very important role. The greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) is a mottled grey-brown bird found in shrubland in ...

For greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus), one of the potential factors that may lead to habitat loss, degradation, and fragmentation, and concurrently to population declines, is mining.

“Out of that 10,000 acres, 9,000 acres looks great today,” said Heward, who represents agriculture as a member of the Bates Hole/Shirley Basin Sage Grouse Local Working Group. “A bunch of ...

During his previous administration, Trump sought to revoke the protections of sage grouse on 10 million acres of public lands ...

The greater sage-grouse is an iconic sagebrush species spanning 11 Western states, including Nevada. This unique native landscape supports a delicate balance of wildlife, ranching, recreation and ...

With land prices soaring in Montana, groups that assist landowners with conservation easements to protect sage grouse habitat from being developed are running into a financial roadblock.