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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Protecting the greater sage grouse could be a good starting point.
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Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
Some environmental groups, meanwhile, support rooftop solar but have questioned the wisdom of building large solar farms on undisturbed public lands that are currently home to tortoises, sage grouse and other animals.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
Young sage grouse cannot digest sage until the age of three weeks or so.
—Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 11 Jan. 2024
Given their significance as a symbol of the West, sage grouse matter.
—Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 11 Jan. 2024
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Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
Some environmental groups, meanwhile, support rooftop solar but have questioned the wisdom of building large solar farms on undisturbed public lands that are currently home to tortoises, sage grouse and other animals.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
Young sage grouse cannot digest sage until the age of three weeks or so.
—Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 11 Jan. 2024
Given their significance as a symbol of the West, sage grouse matter.
—Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 11 Jan. 2024
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“Sage grouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sage%20grouse. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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