When counted in 2023 on their spring mating grounds, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks estimated sage grouse populations in the state at about 51,000 birds, down from around 53,000 last year and ...

Sage grouse populations in Alberta have been struggling for years, declining from highs of 1,000 to 1,500 birds in the early 1980s to fewer than 50 by 2011, according to Fish, Wildlife and Parks.

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana will send dozens of sage grouse to the Canadian province of Alberta in a plan approved Thursday that faces opposition from some lawmakers who say ...

The Canadian province of Alberta wants to bolster its struggling population of sage grouse by relocating dozens of the chicken-sized birds from Montana, which itself is taking steps to ensure its ...

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana officials are set to decide Thursday whether to relocate dozens of sage grouse to the Canadian province of Alberta, a plan opposed by some lawmakers ...

Mon., July 14, 2014 Male sage grouse strutting in Montana. (Jaimie Johnson) By Rich Landers [email protected] (509) 459-5508 ...

DILLON — Montana is among the last strong holds for North America's largest grouse. Across the West, scientists and land managers are studying the effects of shrinking habitat, wildfires ...

BILLINGS, Mont. - The Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission has approved looking into a plan to send 80 female sage grouse to North Dakota to bolster dwindling populations.Reports say that ...

HELENA – A governor’s council studying how to protect sage grouse in Montana – and avoid federal listing of the bird as an endangered species – on Wednesday recommended restrictions ...

Unless grouse migrate into North Dakota from neighboring states, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum’s home state will be the ...