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  • noun Alternative spelling of sage grouse.

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Examples

  • Construction was also delayed somewhat because of unusually heavy weather in Oregon and Nevada, though a larger problem was the greater sage-grouse.

    Ruby Red Tape 2011

  • However, you stray off the reservation by taking a sideswipe at the black-footed ferret, greater sage-grouse, orchids and wild mustangs, not to mention the archeological and paleontological professions.

    The Main Engineering Problems Used to Be Engineering 2011

  • The sage-grouse lives in many areas, especially in Wyoming, that also have robust wind and natural gas resources.

    Sage Grouse Won't Get Endangered Listing Cassandra Sweet 2010

  • Instead, the agency will put the sage-grouse on a waiting list for future action and states will continue to be responsible for managing the bird.

    Sage Grouse Won't Get Endangered Listing Cassandra Sweet 2010

  • Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said that although government scientists had determined the sage-grouse should be protected under the Endangered Species Act, the government would not pursue the listing right away, as it deals with "higher-priority species first."

    Sage Grouse Won't Get Endangered Listing Cassandra Sweet 2010

  • Houston-based Horizon wants to build a 300-megawatt wind farm that would occupy an area designated as sage-grouse habitat by the state.

    Sage Grouse Won't Get Endangered Listing Cassandra Sweet 2010

  • Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said that although government scientists had determined the sage-grouse should be protected under the Endangered Species Act, the government would not pursue the listing right away, as it deals with "higher-priority species first."

    Sage Grouse Won't Get Endangered Listing Cassandra Sweet 2010

  • The sage-grouse lives in many areas, especially in Wyoming, that also have robust wind and natural gas resources.

    Sage Grouse Won't Get Endangered Listing Cassandra Sweet 2010

  • Houston-based Horizon wants to build a 300-megawatt wind farm that would occupy an area designated as sage-grouse habitat by the state.

    Sage Grouse Won't Get Endangered Listing Cassandra Sweet 2010

  • Instead, the agency will put the sage-grouse on a waiting list for future action and states will continue to be responsible for managing the bird.

    Sage Grouse Won't Get Endangered Listing Cassandra Sweet 2010

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