In this article, we review the history and process of LWGs in western Colorado that were formed to develop Gunnison sage-grouse (C. minimus) conservation plans. The LWGs were generally convened by ≥1 ...

GUNNISON, Colo.— Colorado’s Gunnison sage-grouse populations plummeted this spring to the lowest points since reliable records began to be kept in the 1990s, according to recently released state ...

An unlikely coalition is fighting to protect the Gunnison sage-grouse. Theresa Childers, wildlife biologist at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, is poring over a red-and-blue map revealing ...

DENVER, Colo. ­– A new survey of the Gunnison sage-grouse by Colorado Parks and Wildlife shows the imperiled bird’s three-year running average count has hit a historic low, with fewer than 1,600 birds ...

Wildlife names — Gunnison sage-grouse and Gunnison prairie-dog — also preserve their legacy. These expeditions paved the way to form what would become first the Territory of Colorado and then ...