Idaho plans raven cull to protect sage grouse

摘要

The Fish and Wildlife Service recently granted Idaho a permit to kill 4,000 ravens over the nextrntwo years in an effort to boost the greater sage grouse's chances of survival.rnCritics say human development is a bigger threat to the grouse than the ravens that sometimesrnprey on sage grouse chicks and eggs. The sage grouse has become a focal point of battlesrnamong environmentalists, ranchers and the oil industry.