WWPblog has a story about many of the threats to sage grouse.
Here’s a link to the West Nile concerns
This just goes to show how important rehab efforts after the fire will be to get these birds, and a host of other wildlife, proper habitat. Siberian wheat-grass, another non-native very similar to Crested Wheat, is being considered.
This Western Watersheds webpage has a pretty good rundown of the concern.
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