Q&A: What Is A Sage Grouse And Why Is The Bird Imperiled?

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Interior Department said Tuesday it won’t propose federal protections for the greater sage grouse, a chicken-sized bird of the sagebrush that ranges from California to the Dakotas.
The implications of the announcement were huge for oil and gas drilling, renewable energy development and cattle grazing: The bird ranges across all or part of 11 states, and federal protections could have placed new restrictions on those industries.
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