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Article: Sage Grouse Hunted Despite Concerns
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- October 19, 2007
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. - While biologists and politicians fight over whether the greater sage grouse should be labeled an endangered species, 10 Western states allow hunters to take aim at the reclusive, ground-dwelling bird.
Listing the sage grouse under the Endangered Species Act could mean severe restrictions on two mainstays of the West's economy - ranching and the booming oil and gas industry. So if the bird's population has declined so significantly, some question why they are still being hunted.
"It certainly might make sense to try and have every different aspect of the sage grouse life cycle be given as much of a break as possible for a while to allow populations to rebound," said Erik ...