Efforts
to
protect
the
greater
sage
grouse
have
already
delayed
one
major
wind
project
and
could
put
tens
of
thousands
of
square
kilometres
off
limits
to
development
in
some
of
the
windiest
regions
of
the
US.
The
bird’s
habitat
stretches
across
11
states
in
the
US
West.
It
is
most
prevalent
in
Nevada,
Utah,
Wyoming,
Idaho
and
Montana.
The
sage
grouse
rarely
flies
high
enough
to
be
killed
by
a
turbine’s
spinning
rotors,
but
there
is
evidence
that
it
is
averse
to
infrastructure.
“The
habitat
quality
and
the
seasons
of
use
also
vary
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