Sage Grouse
FILE - This undated image provided the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service show a wild sage grouse. The Interior Department announced Friday, March 5, 2010 that it won't list sage grouse as endangered or threatened but will classify the bird among species that are candidates for federal protection. The finding is good news for the wind energy and oil and gas industries, which will still face scrutiny in grouse habitat but will have more leeway than if the bird were listed. The bird inhabits large portions of Wyoming, Nevada, Montana, Oregon and Idaho, and smaller areas of Colorado, Utah, California, Washington, South Dakota, North Dakota and western Canada. (AP Photo/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Gary Kramer, File)
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