Male greater sage-grouse struts to attract females at its mating grounds near Bodie, California. (Photo by Jeannie Stafford courtesy USFS) DENVER, Colorado, September 22, 2015 (ENS) – The greater sage ...

For the third time in a decade, federal wildlife officials are contemplating whether the bi-state sage grouse deserves protection under the Endangered Species Act. Conservationists blame "political ...

RENO, Nev.RENO, Nev. — For the third time in a decade, federal wildlife officials are contemplating whether the bi-state sage grouse deserves protection under the Endangered Species Act.

Every spring, male sage grouse gather to strut their stuff in riveting mating rituals. Punctuating their displays with swishing, hooting and popping sounds, males bob their heads, fan their tail ...

SEATTLE - Despite making clear that sage grouse in the American West warrant listing under the Endangered Species Act, the Obama Administration declined to actually do so Friday. The turkey-sized ...

The Biden administration on Friday said it will consider new measures to protect greater sage grouse, a bird species once found across much of the U.S. West that has suffered drastic declines in ...

This story is a part of the ongoing Back 40 series, where HCN reporters look at national trends and their impacts close to home. Gunnison sage grouse have much in common with Goldilocks – they like it ...

Wisconsin's Sharp-Tailed Grouse Is Disappearing — And This Fall, Hunters Will Have to Stay Home Again There is a bird in the ...

FILE - In this March 1, 2010 file photo, from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, a bi-state sage grouse, rear, struts for a female at a lek, or mating ground, near Bridgeport, Calif. For the third ...

DENVER - A long-simmering debate in the American West over an imperiled ground-dwelling bird reached a climax on Tuesday as the Obama administration announced its decision to deny Endangered Species ...