| USFWS, Western Watersheds agree to new grouse deadline |
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| Written by NATE POPPINO, Twin Falls Times-News | |
| Friday, 26 June 2009 | |
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service may not announce its decision on whether greater sage grouse should be listed as endangered until Feb. 26, 2010, a delay negotiated with the plaintiff, Hailey-based Western Watersheds Project, in the court case that prompted the listing review. Read more...
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