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Fence Marking Project Protects Sage Grouse

July 30, 2015 Ron Francis and Lori Valadez, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Utah

In the “Old West”, barbed wire fences were often cut to allow trailing droves of cattle through. In the “New West,” livestock fencing is being marked to help reduce collisions for sage grouse and other wildlife. Sage grouse are especially at risk of hitting fences that are close to established leks...

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