Wyoming Game & Fish Asks Public to Report Dead Sage-Grouse During West Nile virus season
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Sage Grouse Reproduction in Wyoming Declined from Last Year
Early estimates from Wyoming’s 2021 sage grouse wings indicate reproduction declined slightly in the last year.
Hunters deposited wings from 621 chicks and 750 hens in collection barrels. In a preliminary analysis, Wyoming’s 2021 chick-to-hen ratio was 0.8 chicks/hen. Du...
Judge: Trump’s Lifting of Mining Ban in U.S. West Was Wrong
The wide-ranging, chicken-sized bird has seen a dramatic population drop in recent decades.
Fall Hunting Forecast for South East Wyoming
The forecast for the 2020 fall hunting season has been released by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department
Judge Cancels Oil and Gas Leases on Some Sage Grouse Lands
Sage grouse have suffered sharp declines because of development, disease, drought and wildfires.
US Pushes Changes to Western Land Plans That Judge Blocked
A federal judge in Idaho blocked the Trump administration plans last year over concerns that they could harm greater sage grouse, a ground-dwelling bird.
Environmental Groups Aim to Intervene in Sage Grouse Lawsuit
The ranchers sued in 2018, aiming for more grazing rights.
Interior Department, States Appeal Sage Grouse Ruling
Idaho and Wyoming back the Trump administration plan that eases restrictions on energy companies and other industries.
Sage Grouse Court Order Trims Energy Lease Auction in Nevada
A federal judge temporarily blocked the rules last month because they could allow activity likely to harm the struggling bird species in seven Western states.
Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Easing Energy Rules in US West
U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill did not say in his order when he will make a final decision in the case.