Pinyon Jay Extinction Projects Rage On

Pinyon Jay. Public domain.

BLM leaders never had the desire or will to do what it takes to preserve Sage-grouse populations. Sage-grouse plans make major concessions to industries, and especially to the great destroyer of sagebrush habitat across the West, the public lands livestock industry. They chickened out rather than risk the buzzsaw of cattlemen resistance and western politician anger that comes with any effort to rein in livestock impacts on public lands.

As Sage-grouse ESA listing was coming to a head in the 2010s...