OJAI, Calif.— The Center for Biological Diversity submitted a petition to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today seeking Endangered Species Act protection for California’s Mount Pinos sooty grouse.

“The lovely Mount Pinos sooty grouse could easily go extinct without immediate federal protection,” said Brian Segee of the Center for Biological Diversity. Environmentalists today petitioned the Fish ...

Last week, we left our heroes in the Heart ’o the Hills campground in Olympic National Park in the state of Washington. Margo had just seen her 700th North American species, the red-breasted sapsucker ...

Grouse hunters peg the blame on non-native wild turkeys. While turkeys have boomed in recent decades, native forest grouse have declined. That’s proof enough for some hunters. Casual observations ...

Pingpong is fun as long as you’re not the ball. I stopped the truck, leaned my head out the window and heard the sound of a sooty grouse. Step 1 complete. Step 2 was to determine the direction. I ...

Washington is a rare bird for wingshooters looking to bag a “slam.” Forest grouse hunters recognize Washington as the only state that offers a four-bird slam, which was born in 2006 when the blue ...

Many Montanans are devoted to the blue grouse. Some have enjoyed memorable hunting experiences, while others recall Sunday meals around a cast-iron roaster of savory grouse breasts smothered in ...