News: Game Birds

[The Peregrine Chick]

Alberta city, oil company seek to overturn sage grouse protection order
The Canadian Press / The Globe & Mail / 3 Jan 2014



A southern Alberta city and an oil and gas company are asking the courts to quash a federal emergency order that protects the sage grouse.  

The City of Medicine Hat and LGX Oil & Gas Inc. filed an application Friday in Federal Court seeking a judicial review of the order.  The application asks the court to quash, alter or suspend the order for six months so the federal environment minister can consult with them.

The affected lands include most of the city-owned oil properties in the area, while LGX Oil & Gas operates in the Manyberries area and is a partner in a few of the city’s properties ...

Read the rest here:  http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/alberta-city-oil-company-seek-to-overturn-sage-grouse-protection-order/article16192974/

[The Peregrine Chick]

Just a note, Patsy worked for the Project back when I first started volunteering.  We spent alot of time watching a hack site together that year.  Jim and Patsy are the pre-eminent owl experts in Manitoba, and Dennis took photos of Jim & Patsy banding Hawk Owls last winter or the winter before.  They are great folks and I'm not surprised the grouse has decided to "adopt" them

[pmg]

Grouse Adopts Family

Globe Video Thursday, May. 20, 2010 09:55AM EDT

A wild grouse has taken up residence on a farm north of Winnipeg and adopted the family living there

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/video/grouse-adopts-family/article1575504/