A quick look at Greater-Sage Grouse

The greater sage grouse can be “up to 30 inches long and two feet tall, weighing from two to seven pounds”, say the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) - a federal government agency helping in the conservation of the greater sage-grouse.

The diets of these ground-dwelling birds, and cover, consists mainly of sagebrush. However, as a result of “overhunting, habitat loss, degradation, and fragmentation” the species is on a decline. Estimates showed historical populations to be 1.6 million to 16 million greater sage-grouse. By 2000 the FWS estimated that number to be between 100,000 and 500,000.

Humpback Whale Mexico. Photo by Stolz, Gary M of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Humpback Whale Mexico. Photo by Stolz, Gary M of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

“A large Pacific Walrus bull watches the camera. The adult bulls can weigh up to 3,700 pounds.” Photo taken in Alaska, in the Public Domain, by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Photography by Joel Garlich-Miller.

“A large Pacific Walrus bull watches the camera. The adult bulls can weigh up to 3,700 pounds.”

Photo taken in Alaska, in the Public Domain, by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Photography by Joel Garlich-Miller.

Underwater photograph of manatees by Reid, Jim (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service).

Underwater photograph of manatees by Reid, Jim (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service).

Manatee swims close to the surface by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Manatee swims close to the surface by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Telpher: Now with more social networks! Telpher now supports beautiful social network icon links to: Last.fm MySpace Vimeo Instagram As usual, Telpher still supports links to: Facebook Flickr Foursquare Google + Linkedin Twitter YouTube


Telpher: Now with more social networks!

Telpher now supports beautiful social network icon links to:

  • Last.fm
  • MySpace
  • Vimeo
  • Instagram

As usual, Telpher still supports links to:

  • Facebook
  • Flickr
  • Foursquare
  • Google +
  • Linkedin
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

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Credit: Steven Amstrup/USGS

Credit: Steven Amstrup/USGS

Irises by Van Gogh was painted when he was in an asylum at Saint Paul-de-Mausole. During this time he drew inspiration from the surrounding nature and clinic.

Irises by Van Gogh was painted when he was in an asylum at Saint Paul-de-Mausole. During this time he drew inspiration from the surrounding nature and clinic.

The Gross Clinic on display in 1876 in the U.S. Army Post Hospital, the portrait was by Thomas Eakinsin, an American artist, in 1875.

The Gross Clinic on display in 1876 in the U.S. Army Post Hospital, the portrait was by Thomas Eakinsin, an American artist, in 1875.