Crucial Companions: The Herds and the Bird

The greater sage-grouse and big game herds of the sagebrush are critical companions. The same habitat that sustains greater sage-grouse sustains species like mule deer, elk, and pronghorn.  Take a look at the overlapping important habitat for the bird and the herds.

At sunrise, elk pass behind a greater sage-grouse lek on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming/Jennifer Strickland, USFWS

See where big game herds and the greater sage-grouse overlap in your state:

On Colorado’s Common Ground

On Idaho’s Common Ground

On Montana’s Common Ground

On Nevada’s Common Ground

On Utah’s Common Ground

On Wyoming’s Common Ground