Lesser Prairie-chicken Initiative. Candidate Species. Went from level 8 to level 2 in past year. Initiative addressed threats to chickens. Fence marking

Sage-Grouse Ecology and Western Conservation Issues Kate Ennenga Largest members of the North American grouse family Grayish-brown bird with a dark belly, and long ...

OVERVIEW . Idaho Power Co. filed a “Notice of Intent” (NOI) with Oregon Department of Energy (ODOE) in September, 2008 to build a 299 mile long 500 kV ...

Greater sage-grouse response to sagebrush management in Utah by David K. Dahlgren Renee Y. Chi Terry A. Messmer Utah State University Outline Introduction MOU ...

Overview Threatened and Endangered Species Litigation Update on ESA Listing Petitions Sage-Grouse Litigation FWS Climate Change Strategic Plan BLM Instruction Memorandum ...

Brandt’s Cormorants Defend nest site on cliff Do not defend feeding sites at sea Sage grouse food is Not limited, nor defended Nest is not defended as that might ...

Linking occurrence and fitness to persistence: Habitat-based approach for endangered Greater Sage-Grouse. Ecological Applications Naugle, D.E. et al. 2004.

Experiment We can use the Scientific Method to: See how far Sage Grouse go to find mates. See if there are enough strutting grounds around. to make sure there are enough ...

... use simple analysis of presence versus more sophisticated analysis using weighting Data for Risk Analysis: Coarse-scale Vegetation Data for Risk Analysis: Sage Grouse ...

What can we help pipeline companies do? 1. ID your reclamation needs (existing and new projects), with eye on Sage Grouse core areas, if necessary

Sage Grouse displaying on a lek. Males display for females. Females choose males on basis of appearance and displays (sexual selection). Highly skewed mating success ...

Why not just use scramble competition polygyny? Hotspot hypothesis; Hotshot hypothesis; Female preference hypothesis . Example: Sage grouse lek

Greater Sage-Grouse; Pronghorn (Migration Corridors) Native Cold Water Fish Communities; Big Game Crucial Winter Range and Parturition Areas

... fowl Black currasow Marail guan Plain chachalaca Helmeted guineafowl Vulturine guineafowl Gamble’s quail California quail Chukar Ruffed grouse Peafowl Turkey Sage grouse * * *

... Cougar American Black Bear Canada Lynx Western Toad Turkey Vulture Gray Wolf Golden Eagle American Bison Elk Long-billed curlew Wolverine Sage Grouse Grizzly Bear ...

Native species such as the sage grouse are threatened by large scale energy development; for example, sage grouse have been shown not to nest in proximity to active oil ...

May lead to extirpation of Greater sage grouse; Others, like American Coot and pigeons, do not develop viral loads or illness

Sage Grouse and Geothermal Development by Kyle Snyder. Visit us in booth #204 inside the Geothermal Energy Expo and learn about Ormat’s vertically integrated approach ...

When predators are significantly impacting Sensitive Species populations (e.g. predator control to protect sage-grouse, Utah Prairie dogs, Black-footed ferret or other ...

... Species / Fishing Wild Horses Areas of Critical Environmental Concern Photo by: Robert Mueller Mule Deer Wintering Elk Wintering Mule Deer Fawning Elk Calving Sage Grouse ...