West Wyo a grouse stronghold in grim report of decline
Despite ‘slight growth’ in part of Wyoming, an exhaustive research paper carries warnings as it proposes standard methods to monitor greater sage grouse populations.
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Montana sage grouse estimates jump 73% in 2020
Biologists in the state with 11% of greater sage grouse estimate the population at about 78,000 birds, up more than 33,000 from 2019.
Greater sage grouse counts tick up West-wide
Although experts caution that one year’s figures do not represent a trend, Wyoming sees a “leveling out” after three years of declining numbers.
