The Leduc Naturalist: Reviving the Sharp-tailed Grouse

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The Leduc Naturalist: Reviving the Sharp-tailed Grouse

Once a regular feature of the Leduc area, the Sharp-tailed Grouse has declined in numbers over the past few decades, mostly as a result of development and loss of native grasslands. Once plentiful across North America, the species is now extirpated in Nevada, California, Kansas, Illinois, Iowa and New Mexico and trending downward in many Canadian locales. The prairie bird relies heavily on native plant food sources, including seeds, berries and …