Interior Expands “Common-Sense” Efforts to Conserve Sage Grouse Habitat in the West
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The Department of the Interior Secretary announced today that the sage-grouse needs protection as a candidate species under the Endangered Species Act. Today’s decision will place the once-abundant sage-grouse on the Endangered Species Act “Candidate” list until funding is available to provide full protections.
The Department of the Interior will expand efforts with state, local and tribal partners to map lands that are vital to the survival of the greater sage-grouse, a ground-dwelling bird that inhabits much of the West, while guiding and managing new conventional and renewable energy projects to reduce impacts on the species, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today.

