BISMARCK, N.D. - A record-low number of male sage grouse counted on strutting grounds in North Dakota this spring has prompted state biologists to call for a closure of this year's hunting season.

SHERIDAN — In response to a call for comment from the Wyoming state government, a coalition of conservation groups, including those with long histories of advocacy for science-based sage grouse ...

But he does talk about the grouse and its preferences, which don't include tall structures such as trees, power poles, wells and gas derricks. Noise, Harrell says, makes it hard for the birds to hear ...