Overpopulated wild horses are hurting sage grouse survival rates, Wyoming study finds
• Research, nearly 15 years in the making, suggests that non-native equines add another stressor to the struggles of sagebrush-dependent birds. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com Newly published research out of the University of Wyoming suggests that sage grouse are…
Court OKs 3,500 gas wells amid ‘Path of the Pronghorn,’ sage grouse winter habitat
• Jonah Energy’s Normally Pressured Lance field in Sublette and Sweetwater counties clears the federal appeals court 5 years after the Bureau of Land Management signed off on the decision. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com A panel of appellate judges…
Study: Fed, state sage-grouse practice doesn’t work
By Sarah Elmquist-Squires Lander Journal Via- Wyoming News Exchange LANDER — For decades, federal and state land managers have used a method of mowing and applying herbicide to Wyoming big sagebrush as a way to improve habitat for greater sage-grouse….
State’s proposed sage grouse protections anger local ranchers
By Jonathan Gallardo Gillette News Record Via- Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — Jimmy Mankin’s worried about the future. The Mankin Ranch, located about 20 miles south of Gillette west of Highway 50, was established in 1939. He has cattle and…