A symbol of the American West, the greater sage grouse is a large, ground-dwelling bird known for its spell-binding mating dances, in which the males inflate their chests to show off their strength.

So, it was “just another day at the office” when I recently went to Wyoming and Colorado to visit an old friend, the greater sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus). The sage grouse is a large ...

An unlikely coalition is fighting to protect the Gunnison sage-grouse. Theresa Childers, wildlife biologist at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, is poring over a red-and-blue map revealing ...

I was thinking about a close relative to the ruffed grouse, the threatened species, the greater sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus). The sage grouse, also known as the sagehen, is the largest ...

WASHINGTON— The Biden administration’s long-awaited greater sage grouse land-use plans for 10 Western states could save the dwindling species, but some of the preliminary alternatives ignore the ...

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum this week directed department officials to develop plans to revisit the Biden-era sage grouse blueprint. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum’s order this week signaling ...

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has released a draft management plan for the Greater Sage Grouse, which could tighten ...

The Biden administration took steps Thursday to safeguard an iconic bird species of the Western United States — but did so in only two out of the 10 states where such protections were anticipated.

An undated photo of a male great western sage grouse. The Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission decides to postpone release of a sage grouse habitat maps for Grant County, following ...

WASHINGTON— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that it is reopening consideration of whether to list the bi-state sage grouse as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species ...

Sage grouse are strong fliers with recorded speeds up to 78 km hour Leks – the display ground used by males - can be 100s of years old, birds return to the same breeding grounds year upon year.

The Bureau of Land Management announced that it would sign records of decision to improve the conservation of greater sage-grouse on public lands in Colorado and Oregon. Although this decision ...