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Greater Sage-Grouse: Overview and Effects of Wind Energy Development

Abstract

This fact sheet provides an overview of current knowledge on greater sage-grouse ecology, status, conservation challenges, and current conservation efforts, and presents a summary of recent research findings on the interactions between sage-grouse and wind energy development. There is a wide range of research outcomes on sage-grouse ecology and some uncertainty remains. This fact sheet presents current knowledge based on recent research and the references cited provide further information on specific findings.