| BLM orders some fences, guy wires marked to protect sage grouse |
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| Written by MEAD GRUVER, Casper Star-Tribune | |
| Thursday, 17 December 2009 | |
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The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is telling its field offices to mark certain fences and guy wires to make them more visible to sage grouse, sharp-tailed grouse and lesser prairie chickens. Read more...
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