Sage-grouse Populations In US Intermountain West May Be Threatened By Energy Development, Study Predicts
Sunday, October 25, 2009 - 21:28
in Mathematics & Economics
A new study sheds light on oil and gas development potential in the US Intermountain West. Maps accompanying the study show the impacts to greater sage-grouse populations in relation to potential energy development. If business as usual continues and more forward-thinking development strategies are not considered, sage-grouse populations will decline an additional 7 to 19 percent, the study's authors predict.