Evoking

Evoking the interests of the sage grouse, four conservation groups have challenged the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Utah state office over the federal agency’s selection of 57 parcels totaling 83,000 acres for a Feb. 19 oil and gas lease sale. The nonprofit groups allege that 90% of the parcels would hurt wildlife habitat, particularly that of the sage grouse.