elks96
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So I have noted a significant decrease in grouse. Nothing official, but when I have driven prime Sage Grouse Habitat, I simply am driving miles and miles each day and only finding a small group here and there. Good news is all groups have had this years babies. But the overall numbers and the distance between seems to indicate fewer grouse than normal.
Today I saw the Game and Fish are saying the population is up 15%. What do you believe? I am not sure that there is not significant political pressure to keep the grouse from being listed.
What I do know is that there are new power lines being built all over prime sage grouse land. The new power line from Sinclair to NW Colorado is eating up a ton of habitat. To further add to the concerns. There are new test tower for wind farms all over the country from Sinclair, to Rawlins, South all the way through Baggs. With tons of projects being proposed and ton of wind mils in this country.
It is sad to think how much they are going to shove into this country and they do it with the grace of the environmentalist who would normally fight for the wildlife and wild areas...
I almsot hope they list the birds to help prevent the massive wind farms from taking over out best sage...
Today I saw the Game and Fish are saying the population is up 15%. What do you believe? I am not sure that there is not significant political pressure to keep the grouse from being listed.
What I do know is that there are new power lines being built all over prime sage grouse land. The new power line from Sinclair to NW Colorado is eating up a ton of habitat. To further add to the concerns. There are new test tower for wind farms all over the country from Sinclair, to Rawlins, South all the way through Baggs. With tons of projects being proposed and ton of wind mils in this country.
It is sad to think how much they are going to shove into this country and they do it with the grace of the environmentalist who would normally fight for the wildlife and wild areas...
I almsot hope they list the birds to help prevent the massive wind farms from taking over out best sage...