A lone male sage grouse displays at a strutting ground, or lek, with natural gas drill rigs in the distance south of Pinedale last spring. (Mark Gocke, Star-Tribune correspondent)
A male sage grouse performed his ‘strut’ during which he rapidly inflates and deflates air sacs in his neck, paces in a circle and makes special noises — all designed to get the attention of potential mates in this file photo from April 2008. It was taken roughly 17 miles southwest of Rawlins. (Jerret Raffety/The Rawlins Daily Times file via AP)
FILE - In this June 19,2006 file photo, Brown pelicans are seen preening themselves at the International Bird Rescue Research Center in Fairfield, Calif. After nearly 40 years on the brink of extinction, the brown pelican is coming off the endangered species list. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, FILE)
FILE - In this Feb 15, 2007 file photo, an American Brown Pelican skims the water as it searches for fish in Miami Beach, Fla. After nearly 40 years on the brink of extinction, the brown pelican is coming off the endangered species list. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, FILE)
FILE - In this June 19,2006 file photo, Brown pelicans are seen preening themselves at the International Bird Rescue Research Center in Fairfield, Calif. After nearly 40 years on the brink of extinction, the brown pelican is coming off the endangered species list. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, FILE)
FILE - In this Feb 15, 2007 file photo, an American Brown Pelican skims the water as it searches for fish in Miami Beach, Fla. After nearly 40 years on the brink of extinction, the brown pelican is coming off the endangered species list. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, FILE)
FILE - In this June 19,2006 file photo, Brown pelicans are seen preening themselves at the International Bird Rescue Research Center in Fairfield, Calif. After nearly 40 years on the brink of extinction, the brown pelican is coming off the endangered species list. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, FILE)
FILE - In this Feb 15, 2007 file photo, an American Brown Pelican skims the water as it searches for fish in Miami Beach, Fla. After nearly 40 years on the brink of extinction, the brown pelican is coming off the endangered species list. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, FILE)
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