U.S. Plans to Protect Greater Sage Grouse, Habitat Get Review

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The Bureau of Land Management said Tuesday it will review land management plans aimed at supporting the greater sage grouse and the ecosystem on which the iconic bird relies.The agency also said it will comply with a February court orderoverturning a Trump administration decision to strip protections for the bird and its habitat across 10 million acres, most ofit in Nevada and Idaho. A federal judge vacated the Trump administration’s decision to cancel the withdrawal of the lands from mining.1. The land bureau confirmed it will begin reconsideration of whether limiting hardrock mining in key habitat areas is necessary for conservation of the grouse, a chicken-sized, grounddwellingbird facing numerous threats across its 11-state range. The bureau filed a status report with the court Monday.