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| Coyote Ridge Offenders Cultivate Sagebrush to Boost Sage Grouse Habitat Destroyed by Fire |
| By doc.wa.gov- Rachel Thomson |
| Published: 11/04/2015 |
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CONNELL – The greater sage grouse is a strange-looking bird. The males are short and chubby, with spikey tail feathers fanning out from their rears that make them look like a cross between a turkey and a quail. It’s also a species in trouble. Federal wildlife officials say the bird, whose population was once as high as 16 million across the western U.S., has declined to less than 200,000 over the past century. Of those, less than 1,000 live in Washington. Wildfires, invasive plant species and industrialization have contributed to the loss of habitat for the birds. The species have been threatened in Washington since 1998 and had been recently considered for listing under the federal Endangered Species Act. A group of offenders at a Washington state prison wants to change that. Read More. |
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