The impact to sage grouse numbers appears to be very large
The thousands and thousands of miles of barbed wire fence chopping up lands throughout the west is bad for wildlife for many reasons.
Now, the impact that this installation for livestock production on public lands has to sage grouse is demonstrated in a study showing definitively that many sage grouse die in collisions with barbed wire fences. This should inform the US Fish & Wildlife’s court-ordered decision about whether or not to list sage grouse.