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No protections for Gunnison sage grouse
September 27, 2010 1:34 PM
Federal wildlife officials say the Gunnison sage-grouse should be protected but there aren't enough resources to do so now. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Monday that there is sufficient data to propose threatened or endangered status for the Gunnison sage grouse, which lives in southwest Colorado and... more » -
Turning to geothermal in Colorado
May 28, 2010 9:42 AM
Colorado has been ramping-up its solar and wind energy projects over the past several years--geothermal could be next. The Bureau of Land Management is giving the public until June 24 to submit comments on a proposal to lease land in southeastern Gunnison County for geothermal energy development. The... more » -
Colorado energy leases offered on prime hunting land
May 13, 2010 11:11 AM
Federal energy leases are being offered in an area of northern Colorado that is prized by hunters and anglers for its biological richness. Leases on about 11,400 acres of public land near Walden were up for bid in the Bureau of Land Management's quarterly auction Thursday in Denver. ... more » -
Wind project offers grouse conservation plan
April 11, 2010 11:51 AM
The developer of a massive wind farm proposed in southern Wyoming is seeking federal approval of a conservation plan for sage grouse. The Power Company of Wyoming, an affiliate of Denver-based Anschutz Corp., wants to build a 1,000-turbine wind farm on a ranch near Rawlins. But the company faces the... more » -
Groups say they intend to sue over sage grouse
March 30, 2010 9:39 AM
Three environmental groups say they intend to sue the Interior Department for not protecting sage grouse as an endangered or threatened species. The Center for Biological Diversity, Desert Survivors and Western Watersheds Project said Monday the department violated the Endangered Species Act by deciding to classify sage grouse as merely... more » -
Barbed wire can be deadly to sage grouse
November 3, 2009 3:00 PM
A new report says barbed-wire fence can be deadly to sage grouse, a chicken-like bird found in 11 Western states that's being considered for endangered species protection. A recent Wyoming Game and Fish Department study found evidence of 146 cases of sage grouse flying into a nearly five-mile section of... more »
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