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Sage Grouse

The Native Ecosystems Council brought a federal complaint against Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke for authorizing livestock grazing, sagebrush burning and conifer removal across vast public landscapes in southwest Montana that provide habitat for the protected sage grouse.

BILLINGS, Mont. — The Native Ecosystems Council brought a federal complaint against Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke for authorizing livestock grazing, sagebrush burning and conifer removal across vast public landscapes in southwest Montana that provide habitat for the protected sage grouse.

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