Oil & Gas Extraction

Conserving Greater Sage Grouse

Sagebrush Sea Birds

Ongoing Research Shows Impacts of Energy Development on Sage Grouse Habitat

Study Report 1
Naugle, D. E., B. L. Walker, K. E. Doherty. Sage-grouse population response to coal-bed natural gas development in the Powder River Basin: Interim progress report on Region-wide lek-count analyses. University of Montana, College of Forestry and Conservation, Wildlife Biology Program. (May 26, 2006).
Study Report 2
Naugle, D. E., K. E. Doherty, B. L. Walker. Sage-grouse winter habitat selection and energy development in the Powder River Basin: Completion Report. University of Montana, College of Forestry and Conservation, Wildlife Biology Program. (June 24, 2006).


Wyoming Wildlife Gas fields and wildlife (October 2006)  
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle No room for strutting (10/08/06)  
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle Biologists are seeking answers (9/6/06)  
(multiple) Report: grouse protections not working (6/28/06)  
(multiple) Study: gas drilling hurting sage grouse (6/16/06)  
Rocky Mountain News Gas drilling drives away sage grouse, study finds (6/15/06)  
Casper Star-Tribune Study: grouse decline in methane fields (6/14/06)  
(multiple) Study: Methane gas drilling is hurting sage grouse populations (6/14/06)