sage grouse
noun
: either of two large grouses (Centrocercus urophasianus and C. minimus) of the dry sagebrush plains of western North America that have mottled gray and buff plumage above with a contrasting black belly
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The department translocated 205 sage grouse — 60 males, 84 females and 61 chicks — during the four-year effort.
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Brad Dokken, Twin Cities, 26 July 2025
The bill, if passed, would impact 2.3 million acres in Colorado as well as roll back habitat protections for the Gunnison sage grouse and big game species.
—Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 12 Mar. 2025
The bill would also reverse decisions made in October — one about how to manage Gunnison sage grouse habitat in southwest Colorado and another that resulted in a statewide measure increasing protections for big game habitat.
—Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 12 Mar. 2025
Colorado leaders applauded the approval of both the big game and sage grouse plans when they were finalized last year.
—Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 12 Mar. 2025
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Brad Dokken, Twin Cities, 26 July 2025
The bill, if passed, would impact 2.3 million acres in Colorado as well as roll back habitat protections for the Gunnison sage grouse and big game species.
—Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 12 Mar. 2025
The bill would also reverse decisions made in October — one about how to manage Gunnison sage grouse habitat in southwest Colorado and another that resulted in a statewide measure increasing protections for big game habitat.
—Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 12 Mar. 2025
Colorado leaders applauded the approval of both the big game and sage grouse plans when they were finalized last year.
—Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Sage grouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sage%20grouse. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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