Gunnison Sage Grouse

Recently there have been news stories about the debate over whether the Gunnison Sage Grouse should be declared an endangered species.  In our library you can find several conservation plans and studies on this rare bird:

• Gunnison Sage Grouse Rangewide Conservation Plan
• Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances for Gunnison Sage-Grouse, Centerocercus minimus, Between the Colorado Division of Wildlife and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• Gunnison Sage Grouse Conservation Plan, San Miguel Basin, Colorado
• Gunnison Sage Grouse Conservation Plan, Piñon Mesa, Colorado
• Gunnison Sage Grouse Conservation Plan, Crawford Area, Colorado
• Gunnison Sage Grouse Conservation Plan, Gunnison Basin, Colorado

For more information about the Gunnison Sage Grouse, see the Colorado Division of Parks & Wildlife’s Species Profiles.

Gunnison Sage Grouse.  Photo courtesy Colorado Division of Parks & Wildlife.