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 ...

BISMARCK — There a four grouse species in North Dakota, and three of them — sage grouse, sharp-tailed grouse and greater prairie chickens — are in attendance on leks or dancing grounds this time of ...

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.

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 ...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — An Interior Department announcement Friday that it won’t list sage grouse as an endangered or threatened species opens the way for continued development of the West’s wind energy and ...

WASHINGTON - A wildlife protection fight over a quirky ground-dwelling bird highlights how two U.S. environmental groups have increasingly dominated the process of species protection, sparking a ...

The Wisconsin Sharp-tailed Grouse Advisory Committee and DNR staff have recommended no hunting season be held in 2026 due to ...

Large populations of Columbian short-tail grouse used to roam across 22 counties on Colorado’s Western Slope until the ...

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 ...