The federal government is not able to list the Greater Sage-Grouse as threatened or endangered due to an ongoing exemption passed by Congress. Photo by Danita Delimont/Shutterstock
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”
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”
This week, the U.S. Department of the Interior is expected to announce a formal notice of intent to substantially alter existing federal conservation plans for … Read More “ABC: Sage-grouse conservation will suffer under Interior plan”
Members of the Bird Conservation Alliance (BCA) and national environmental groups have submitted comments stating their opposition to a proposed Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rule that … Read More “Proposed FCC rule change for tower construction is bad for birds”
Here are ten important news stories that we tweeted or retweeted over the past two weeks. Follow BirdWatching magazine on Twitter. 1. No protections for sage-grouse: The Interior … Read More “10 important news stories about birds: A late-September roundup”
Do yourself a favor. Set aside an hour on Wednesday, May 20, to watch The Sagebrush Sea, a new film from the Cornell Lab of … Read More “Sage-grouse, Golden Eagles, other birds star in film about America’s sagebrush”
We’ve received news that, since 2010, the United States Department of Agriculture and its partners in the Sage Grouse Initiative have worked with private landowners … Read More “Four million acres restored, $300 million invested, to help sage-grouse”
Today we received this press release from the American Bird Conservancy, Defenders of Wildlife, and the Sierra Club. — Matt Mendenhall, Managing Editor A new … Read More “New studies indicate protected areas needed to conserve Greater Sage-Grouse”
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