Grouse mating ground near Saskatoon lacks protection, activists warn

In the spring at dawn on a patch of flat, grassy land within Saskatoon’s city limits, male sharp-tailed grouse gather to impress the ladies with a dance.
The chicken-sized males engage in a high-speed shuffling of their legs, with their wings spread and their tails held high.
It’s quite the spectacle for people willing to get up early and hike to the somewhat remote spot northwest of the Aspen Ridge neighbourhood.
The mating ground, or lek, lies just outside the Northeast Swale conse