| Sage grouse gets limited protection |
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| Written by Billings Gazette | |
| Monday, 22 February 2010 | |
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5/4/10 UPDATE: An environmental group has filed another legal challenge over the federal government's decision not to give the sage grouse protection under the Endangered Species Act. Read more... 4/14/10 UPDATE: Farmers and ranchers in 11 western states should be able to protect both their operations and sage grouse habitat through an agreement between two federal agencies. Read more... 3/20/10 UPDATE: Groups tell Interior Department sage grouse lawsuit is coming. Read more...  3/22/10 UPDATE: Agreement adds 640 acres of Wyoming land to sage grouse effort. Read more... 3/17/10 UPDATE: Grand Teton closes area for sage grouse mating. Read more... 3/13/10 UPDATE: The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to allocate up to $16 million to encourage farmers and ranchers in 11 Western states to protect sage grouse and the bird's habitat. Read more... 3/9/10 UPDATE: An environmental group is challenging plans by the Interior Department to classify sage grouse as merely a candidate for protection under the Endangered Species Act and not list the bird as threatened or endangered. Read more... 3/5/10 UPDATE: Federal authorities today embarked on a compromise effort to protect the sage grouse as a "candidate" species under the Endangered Species Act. Read more... 2/24/10 UPDATE: USFWS has asked a federal judge in Idaho for a one-week extension for submitting an endangered species finding for the greater sage grouse due to weekend death of Director Sam Hamilton. Read more... Read State Roles in Protecting Wildlife: Implication of Greater Sage-Grouse and the Endangered Species Act in Colorado at the RLCH blog. Read Sage grouse numbers don't justify listing from the Casper Star-Tribune editorial board here.
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