The Gunnison sage-grouse seems to be getting a clawhold on Pinyon Mesa, according to recent tallies of the bird's population in Colorado and Utah. The largest population of the birds, that in the ...

Since 1995, sage-grouse (Centrocercus spp.) conservation planning in the western United States has largely been based upon local working groups (LWGs) comprised of federal, state, and local ...

Despite ongoing conservation efforts, a Western bird continues to face sharp population declines at the hands of climate change-induced impacts to its habitat which include wildfires and drought ...

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - State wildlife biologists will draft a plan to try to reverse the decline in sage grouse numbers in northwestern Colorado, an effort environmentalists say is critical ...

DENVER (Reuters) - U.S. wildlife authorities listed the Gunnison sage grouse as threatened on Wednesday, disappointing environmental activists who wanted the species given greater protection, and ...

Members of the team called for the hunting review after learning that hunters last season shot an estimated 7,600 greater sage grouse in Wyoming. Hunters still pursue greater sage grouse in seven of ...

Three environmental organizations filed protests Monday against 14 plans for the management of greater sage-grouse habitat on federal land in the West, calling the plans "weak." The plans could lead ...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. - The governors of Wyoming and Colorado are teaming up with the head of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to chair a task force dedicated to protecting sage grouse. Wyoming Gov. Matt ...

Famous for their displays during the spring breeding season, sage grouse inhabit the steppes of the American west. Big birds, they can weigh up to 6 pounds, and they can look even bigger when they ...

Expanded opportunities for sage grouse hunting will be offered this year in Montana as bird populations have rebounded well after two years of favorable spring weather conditions. Though the brief ...

This story, “Walk Up a Flight,” appeared in the August 1953 issue of Outdoor Life. Sage hens are another name for sage grouse. “Just a thousand miles away from home-and a-waitin’ for a train.” The ...

WEST FARGO – I keep three North Dakota OUTDOORS calendars on the wall in my office. When I glance up and see a dark shaded day, I know it’s pretty significant. A season opener or application deadline ...