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Sage-Grouse and Cumulative Impacts of Energy Development

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Energy Development and Wildlife Conservation in Western North America

Abstract

World demand for energy increased by more than 50 percent in the last half-century, and a similar increase is projected between now and 2030 (National Petroleum Council 2007). Fossil fuels will remain the largest source of energy worldwide, with oil, natural gas, and coal accounting for more than 80 percent of world demand (chap. 1). Projected growth in U.S. energy demand is 0.5–1.3 percent annually (National Petroleum Council 2007), and development of domestic reserves will expand through the first half of the twenty-first century. Western states and provinces will continue to play a major role in providing additional domestic energy resources to the United States and Canada, which is expected to place unprecedented pressure on the conservation of wildlife populations throughout the West.

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Acknowledgments

Funding for this work came from the state offices of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management in Montana and Wyoming, Wolf Creek Charitable Foundation, the Liz Claiborne and Art Ortenberg Foundation, and the University of Montana.

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  1. Wildlife Biology Program, University of Montana, Missoula, Canada

    David E. Naugle (Professor)

  2. U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service, Bismarck, North Dakota, USA

    Kevin E. Doherty (Wildlife Biologist)

  3. Colorado Division of Wildlife, Grand Junction, USA

    Brett L. Walker (Researcher)

  4. The Nature Conservancy, Lander, Wyoming, USA

    Holly E. Copeland (Spatial Ecologist) & Matthew J. Holloran

  5. University of Montana, Missoula, USA

    Jason D. Tack (Research Associate)

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Naugle, D.E., Doherty, K.E., Walker, B.L., Copeland, H.E., Holloran, M.J., Tack, J.D. (2011). Sage-Grouse and Cumulative Impacts of Energy Development. In: Naugle, D.E. (eds) Energy Development and Wildlife Conservation in Western North America. Island Press, Washington, DC. https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-022-4_4

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