Results for keyword: Birds
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It takes a community to save the sage grouse
The writer says it’s up to locals to keep sage grouse alive
by Jon Christensen, Dec 27, 2004 -
Calling all birders
The National Audubon Society’s 2004 State of the Birds report assesses worrisome population changes for 450 non-game birds
by Deanna Belch, Nov 22, 2004 -
Truce holds on the Platte River
In an effort to avoid litigation, environmentalists and farmers come together with federal and state agencies to address a wildlife crisis on the Platte River
by Andrew Beck Grace, Aug 16, 2004 -
The common beauty of a spring day
A spring day in Montana leads to an encounter with sandhill cranes, and with beauty
by Charles Finn, May 10, 2004 -
Era of the sage grouse is coming to an end
Tom Bell writes of his 70-year fascination with sage grouse, now on decline.
by Tom Bell, Mar 22, 2004 -
My great-grandfather the crow killer
The author’s family likes to think that his great-grandfather has come back as a crow after a lifetime spent shooting the rambunctious birds
by Andrew Becker, Mar 01, 2004 -
Birdman’s biography soars
Cool North Wind: Morley Nelson’s Life with Birds of Prey by Stephen Stuebner tells the story of one of the most underrated and interesting conservationists in the West
by Sarah Wright, Apr 28, 2003 -
84-year-old bird law no match for the military
Congress has exempted the U.S. military from an international law , the 1918 Migratory Bird Treaty Act, in a move environmentalists fear sets a bad precedent.
by Laura Paskus, Jan 20, 2003 -
Golfers may oust eagles
The plan for a golf course and housing development on the Snake River near Jackson Hole, Wyo., would allow the developer to displace or kill up to 18 bald eagles.
by Karen Mockler, Sep 30, 2002 -
Raptors won't fry away
A new agreement by the Fish and Wildlife Service and Minneapolis Xcel Energy could set a precedent for protecting more raptors from electrocution on power lines.
by Laura Paskus, May 27, 2002
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