How to Use sage grouse in a Sentence

sage grouse

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• Take the case of the greater sage grouse, that puffy-breasted bird of the West.
  — Peter S. Alagona, Outside Online, 9 July 2018
• Greater sage grouse are spiky-tailed, ground-dwelling birds about the size of chickens.
  — Dan Elliott, The Seattle Times, 14 Aug. 2018
• The greater sage grouse continues to decline in the West.
  — Washington Post, 20 June 2018
• That’s true for the greater sage grouse, a chicken-size bird that is found on 172 million acres in eleven western states.
  — Brian Seasholes, National Review, 26 Sep. 2017
• The greater sage grouse, known for its elaborate mating dance, once numbered in the millions across the West.
  — Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 10 June 2019
• So, if the greater sage grouse is more important to people in the cities than cattle, why not pay the ranchers to grow sage grouse?
  — Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 9 Mar. 2016
• Greater sage grouse once numbered in the millions across all or portions of 11 Western states.
  — Matthew Brown, ajc, 19 Nov. 2021
• Wyoming is among just a handful of states with large populations of sage grouse.
  — USA TODAY, 11 July 2019
• Male sage grouse already have a low bar for mating partners.
  — Laura Yan, Popular Mechanics, 9 June 2018
• Ultimately, the goal of the lawsuit is to have Congress review and reject the sage grouse rules.
  — Kimberlee Kruesi, The Seattle Times, 3 Sep. 2018
• Since 2017, the agency has opened more land for oil and gas extraction and mining and scaled back protections for the greater sage grouse.
  — Jennifer Oldham, National Geographic, 3 Sep. 2019
• In early spring, look for lesser sandhill cranes, trumpeter swans and sage grouse.
  — oregonlive, 21 Mar. 2021
• Other land that could be opened to drilling is important sage grouse habitat.
  — Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 10 June 2019
• The groups also say bighorn sheep, which can acquire deadly diseases from domestic sheep, and greater sage grouse use the area.
  — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 8 July 2021
• Complicating matters is the presence of sage grouse habitat at the Playa Sand site.
  — Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022
• The blaze is burning important habitat for the sage grouse, whose numbers have been in decline in recent years.
  — oregonlive, 24 Aug. 2020
• Officials also will look at how climate change is adding to pressures on sage grouse.
  — Matthew Brown, ajc, 19 Nov. 2021
• Junipers also force out sagebrush and other plants that produce bugs that sage grouse eat.
  — Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2019
• Officials estimate the flames have also killed 30% to 70% of the state’s sage grouse and sharp-tailed grouse, birds that also depend on sagebrush.
  — Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 30 Sep. 2020
• In your free time, hike amid rugged cliffs and sharp ridges, soak in hot springs and spot wildlife — namely, 3,000-plus pronghorn antelope, along with sage grouse, bighorn sheep and hundreds of other species.
  — Washington Post, 5 May 2022
• In Washington, officials claim that the Pearl Hill Fire cost the state anywhere from 30 to 70 percent of its remaining sage grouse.
  — Ben Goldfarb, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2020
• Its aim is for prairie dogs, sage grouse, coyote, bighorn sheep and other species of native plants, birds and mammals to thrive in a contiguous space the size of Connecticut.
  — The Economist, 14 Nov. 2020
• The short version: Many mammals and mallards are probably in luck, but sage grouse and migratory birds, not so much.
  — Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2023
• The group says the program puts private ranchers in charge of grazing on public lands without regard for wildlife such as sage grouse and endangered salmon.
  — Keith Ridler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2019
• The move is considered part of the reason sage grouse didn’t receive federal protections.
  — Washington Post, 20 June 2018
• Hundreds of firefighters are battling the blaze that's burning cattle-grazing land and habitat for the imperiled sage grouse.
  — Fox News, 10 July 2018
• Trump tried to limit public comment on oil and gas leasing in areas that could harm the troubled sage grouse and overturned a ban on lead tackle and bullets for hunting and fishing.
  — Craig Welch, National Geographic, 19 Oct. 2020
• More than 250 bird species migrate through or make their homes here, including bald eagles and sage grouse, plus bison restoration on adjacent lands.
  — Outside Online, 6 Mar. 2023
• Rural Westerners love their wide-open views, their well-paying fossil fuel jobs, their sage grouse habitat.
  — Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2022
• By balancing the herd size with what the land can support, the agency aims to protect the habitat for other wildlife species including sage grouse, pronghorn antelope, mule deer and elk, said Gerald Dixon, the bureau’s Elko district manager.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 July 2023

Last Updated: 25 Jul 2024