Calgary Zoo grouse benefit from Drumheller's flood mitigation program

Calgary Zoo staff and volunteers arrived in Drumheller on Tuesday to begin harvesting sage that will help support a population of endangered birds that will be settled in the region. The greater sage-grouse are part of the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo's reintroduction breeding program for the species. Zoo staff had previously made the journey to Drumheller in 2019 to conduct an ecological harvest, taking clippings and trimmings throughout the Drumheller Valley. "The silver sagebrush found in the