Study: Livestock grazing can benefit struggling bird species
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March 26, 2017
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A new study disputes a widely-held view that livestock grazing is largely incompatible with a ground-dwelling bird that has suffered a dramatic population decline across its 11-state range in the U.S. West.
Researchers said some grazing, particularly later in the growing season, could actually benefit the chicken-sized greater sage grouse.
Late-season grazing leaves in place for longer the grasses and other vegetation that sage grouse nest in, increasing their breeding success, researchers concluded. It also can stimulate the growth of vegetation that sage grouse eat, ac...
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