Every year, in late winter and early spring, sage-grouse meet at breeding sites (called leks) to begin a new mating season, and males put on a flashy dance to impress nearby females. They perform this dance across the Sagebrush Sea, which stretches 150 million acres over 13 Western states. Learn more about this iconic species and how TNC is helping to protect their habitat: https://nature.ly/3Z7FDTx 📷: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, National Conservation Training Center | The Nature Conservancy

This Is The Mating Dance Of The Greater Sage-Grouse, An Imperiled Bird

Sage Grouse Habitat Information | Conservation Habitat Management Portal

Greater Sage-Grouse Sounds, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Mating dance of the Sage Grouse - The greater sage-grouse, also known as the sagehen, is the largest grouse in North America. Its range is sagebrush country in the western United States and southern Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada. It was known as simply the sage grouse until the Gunnison sage-grouse was recognized as a separate species in 2000. | Wild About Nature

Sagebrush Ecosystem Initiative

Saving Greater Sage-Grouse | National Wildlife Federation

Can Ranchers Use Conservation To Keep Sage Grouse Off The Endangered Species List?