Going, Going, Gone

Will the first new American bird discovered in a hundred years be the next to go extinct?

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But given its delicate nature, inefficient mating system and the fact that a mere car alarm sounding off at a viewing site can affect an entire breeding season — never mind the pressures from development, overgrazing and oil and gas drilling — does the Gunnison sage grouse stand a chance? Isn't it doomed to suffer the fate of the heath hen?

Does Magee really think the bird can be saved? He wastes no time in answering.

Biologist Jessica Young helped list the Gunnison sage grouse as a separate species.
Biologist Jessica Young helped list the Gunnison sage grouse as a separate species.

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