Montana proposes rules to protect sage grouse
THREATENED SPECIES -- Montana is trying to head off restrictive endangered species protections for a once abundant prairie species.
Montana governor announces sage grouse protection plan
On Tuesday, Gov. Steve Bullock announced the plan to protect sage grouse that includes a "no-occupancy" zone for six-tenths of a mile around active breeding areas in Montana, smaller than the one-mile zone recommended by an advisory council but larger than that recommended by the oil and gas industry.
-- Missoulian