In 2013, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Conservation
Objectives Team (COT) identified wildfire and the associated
conversion of low- to mid-elevation sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata)
habitats to invasive annual grass-dominated vegetation communities
as the two primary threats to the sustainability of Greater sage-grouse
(Centrocercus urophasianus, hereafter GRSG) in the...
Ten of 11 states where Greater Sage-grouse occur allow hunting of sage-grouse. Sage-grouse have been state-listed as Threatened in Washington since 1998, and have not been hunted since 1990. Although sage-grouse were found not warranted for listing under the Endangered Species Act in 2015 (FR 80:59858-59942), concern over the potential...
Presentation intended to provide basic public information about the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's 12-month finding for the greater sage-grouse, conducted pursuant to the 2004 Endangered Species Act.