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Birds in the Bakken: Oil Development Can Affect Critical Habitat
Many grassland bird species in the Bakken shale region, including some seriously declining populations, are displaced from their habitats as a result...
The term crepuscular describes events relating to, resembling, or occurring during twilight, meaning morning and evening hours. An animal described as...
Fire Patterns in the Range of the Greater Sage-Grouse, 1984-2013
OAKHURST, Calif. -- Overall fire threats to greater sage-grouse habitat are much higher in the western part of the species’ range than in the eastern...
Sage-grouse Priority Areas Function as an Interdependent Network
BOISE, Idaho — The network of greater sage-grouse priority areas is a highly centralized system of conservation reserves. The largest priority areas...