Grouse News 51-60 (2016-2020)

Issue 51 (May 2016) From the Editor From the Chair of the Grouse Group and from the Galliformes Specialist Group Research Reports Our view: Greater sage-grouse habitat restoration: Sound science or wishful thinking? Grouse News Developing an Index to Sooty Grouse Abundance in Western Oregon, USA Dusky and sharp-tailed grouse project starting near Clinton, BC addressing the effects of biosolids on grouse behavior and diet Grouse research in North America: revisiting the forgotten forest grouse New national survey of capercaillie in Scotland Conferences 6th International Symposium on Galliformes 2016 The 16th NKV Congress The 33rd IUGB and 14th Perdix Congress, Montpellier, France August 22-25, 2017 IUCN World conservation congress 2016 Abstracts from 13th IGS Oral presentations Genetics: Abstracts 515-518, 602-606 Management and conservation: Abstracts 607-617, 701-721 Poster presentations Genetics: Abstracts 536-539 Management and conservation: Abstracts 540-553 Recent grouse literature Snippets Grouse Group in search of Website Editor Issue 52 (December 2016) From the Editor From the Chair News from the Galliformes Specialist Group Research Reports Overview of a Workshop to Expand the Use of Emerging Technology to Understand the Ecology of Grouse in a Changing Climate Use of camera traps to record activity on sage-grouse leks Project in progress: the impact of wind turbines on capercaillie New Books The North American Grouse, their biology and behavior Conferences The 33rd International Union of Game Biologists Congress: 14th Perdix Symposium Summary of talks on grouse for 3 conferences Recent grouse literature Issue 53 (May 2017) From the Editor From the Chair News from the Galliformes Specialist Group Research Reports The edge also matters: Human threats in a rare Mediterranean habitat for Cantabrian capercaillie The 10 main results of the LIFE+ Cantabrian Capercaillie Project Investigating the relative effects of predation, from crows (Corvus corone), and inter-specific competition, from black grouse (Tetrao tetrix), on capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) population dynamics Swedish Black Grouse (Tetrao tetrix) in the Netherlands Utah Forest Grouse Research Project Projected future bioclimate-envelope suitability for bird species in south central USA Project Update: The Effects of Conifer Encroachment and Removal on Greater Sage-Grouse WHAT the HECK is a Lek? Project in progress: The use of bioacoustics to improve rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) spring counts in the French Alps and Pyrenees Conferences Trends of modern population dynamics, and the ecology of forest grouses in Eurasia The 2017 Prairie Grouse Technical Council meeting The 14th International Grouse Symposium Recent grouse literature Issue 54 (December 2017) From the Editor From the Chair Research Reports Restoring sharp-tailed grouse to western Montana: MSU graduate students evaluate restoration potential and develop recovery recommendations A possible impact of anthropogenic noise on male lesser prairie-chicken lek attendance in Kansas Evaluating the influence of habitat structure on the movement rates of gallinaceous chicks A reply on the 10 main results of the LIFE+ Cantabrian Capercaillie Project Open questions in sound production of Siberian grouse Falcipennis falcipennis Hartlaub 1855 Climate change and bird reproduction: warmer springs benefit breeding success in boreal forest grouse Conferences Grouse Presentations at the Wildlife Society Conference in Albuquerque, September 23-27, 2017 Grouse Presentations at the Prairie Grouse Technical Council Conference in Dickinson, North Dakota, October 17-19, 2017 International Grouse Symposium 2018, Logan, Utah, United States Recent grouse literature In memoriam: Vidar Marcström 1924 -2017 Issue 55 (May 2018) From the Editor From the Chair News from the Galliformes Specialist Group Conservation News Cairngorms Capercaillie Framework HLF Bid: Summary of proposal Research Reports Wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) parasitism of a greater prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) nest in Nebraska Evaluating Greater prairie-chicken vocalizations: Assessing variation in lek vocalizations at an existing wind energy facility in Nebraska Female Cantabrian capercaillie dead by collision with wind turbine Does transforming geographical axes to climatic ones give new insights into the spatial distribution of the two capercaillie species (Tetrao urogallus, T. parvirostris)? Movement, survival, and nest monitoring of rock ptarmigan in Game Management Unit 13B, 2013– 2017R The importance of individual heterogeneity for interpreting faecal glucocorticoid metabolite levels in wildlife studies Conferences The 14th International Grouse Symposium Biology, ecology and protection of Galliformes in Poland and Europe Recent grouse literature In memoriam: David Archibald Boag: January 24, 1934 –December 6, 2017 Issue 56 (December 2018) From the Editor From the Chair News from the Galliformes Specialist Group Conferences International Grouse Symposium 1978-2018 14th International Grouse Symposium Logan, Utah, USA 2018 East fieldtrip West fieldtrip Post-conference fieldtrip The 33rd Prairie Grouse Technical Council Meeting The 15th International Grouse Symposium Abstracts from 14th IGS Plenary talks Invited Anthropogenic Management Resource selection Population dynamics Grouse ecology Banquet Oral presentations Anthropogenic Management Resource selection Population dynamics Grouse ecology Banquet Poster presentations Books Sage Grouse, icon of the west Save the last dance: A story of the American grassland grouse Recent grouse literature Snippets Validation of stable isotope and scat analysis for determining dietary proportions and trophic dynamics in plains sharp-tailed grouse The Cairngorms Capercaillie Project In memoriam: Dr. John E. Toepfer, 1948-2018 Issue 57 (May 2019) From the Editor From the Chair Research Reports The Caucasian Black Grouse in Azerbaijan Plant-derived food resources of Japanese rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta japonica) identified by DNA barcoding using rbcL local database constructed from alpine plants found in the Japan’s Northern Alps Use of sedation to reduce stress during handling and transportation of the grey partridge (Perdix perdix) as a model for wild galliformes Conservation of Spruce Grouse: Population Viability, Population Management, and Management of Habitat in Lowland Boreal Forests of New York Conferences Modern Trends of Population Dynamics and Ecology of Forest Eurasian Tetraonids New Books Le Grand Tétras Recent grouse literature In memoriam: Fred C. Zwickel, 1926–2018 Issue 58 (December 2019) From the Editor From the Chair Conservation News Sage-Grouse Population Declines: Species in Crisis and Agencies in Denial Research Reports Dramatic decline of the Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus population in the Black Forest The impact of wind energy facilities on grouse: a systematic review Annual change in forest grouse in southern Norway: variation explained by temperatures, bilberry seed production and the lunar nodal phase cycle Do snow depth and interspecific competition stabilise the sympatric zone of capercaillies (Tetrao urogallus and T. parvirostris)? Hypothesis Habitat selectivity of tetraonid birds in the “Bryansky Les” Nature Reserve (southwest Russia) in autumn The mating time of the capercaillie in the Pyrenees and the Jura become earlier and earlier Roosting trees constrain hazel grouse (Bonasa bonasia) winter occurrence in the Swiss Prealps First reported case of a mad male hazel grouse in the wild Modelling future wildlife habitat suitability: Serious climate change impacts on the potential distribution of the rock ptarmigan Lagopus muta japonica in Japan’s northern Alps Conferences Grouse Talks at the Wildlife Society, Reno, Nevada: September 30–October 3, 2019 33rd Biennial Prairie Grouse Technical Council Meeting, November 4-7, 2019, Bartlesville, Oklahoma Recent grouse literature Researchers and their Best Friend Assistants Bird Dogs in Grouse Research Issue 59 (May 2020) From the Editor From the Chair News from the Galliformes Specialist Group News from the Grouse Group Conservation News Status of southern white-tailed ptarmigan California and Nevada sage-grouse will not be listed under ESA Research Reports Very old capercaillies recorded in the Northern Alps Greater prairie-chicken reproductive failure following extreme precipitation events Description of the parasitic community of mountain Galliformes in the Italian Alps: A large scale and long-term monitoring Validation of stable isotope analysis for determining dietary proportions and trophic dynamics in plains sharp-tailed grouse Conferences The 15th International Grouse Symposium Białystok, Poland 2021 New Books The Moorland Balance Recent grouse literature Researchers and their Best Friend Assistants Canines as biodetectors for conservation work Snippets Capercaillie and black grouse on stamps Ring-necked Pheasant on a Sharp-tailed Grouse lek In memoriam: Adam Watson: April 14, 1930–January 24, 2019 In memoriam: James Francis Bendell, 1926–2020 Issue 60 (December 2020) From the Editor From the Chair News from the Galliformes Specialist Group News from the Grouse Group Conservation News Research Reports Long-term trends of hazel grouse Tetrastes bonasia in the Bohemian Forest (Šumava), Czech Republic, 1972-2019 Evaluation of 10 years Black Forest capercaillie action plan: Declining population trend and deficits in the implementation of conservation measures The impact of wind turbines on capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus): Summary of an international research project Decline of the boreal willow grouse (Lagopus lagopus) has been accelerated by more frequent snow-free springs Grounds for improving the implementation of game-oriented forest management: A double sampling survey of Finnish forest owners and professionals Fall diet in sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus jamesi) and consumption of the grasshopper Melanoplus dawsoni in Alberta, Canada Prairie Grouse Population Trends and their Historical Drivers in the Nebraska Sandhills Conferences Grouse presentations at 2020 Wildlife Society Conference Grouse presentations at 2020 North American Ornithological Conference 34th Meeting of the Prairie Grouse Technical Council – October 4-9, 2021 The 15th IGS in 2021 is postponed 35 New Books 36 Auerhühner & Co. Heimliche Vögel in wilder Natur Recent grouse literature Researchers and their Best Friend Assistants Pointing dogs and grouse: A narrative Snippets Grouse on stamps In memoriam: Harto Lindén, December 19, 1948-April 4, 2020 In memoriam: Arthur Norman Lanc

Grouse News 41-50 (2011-2015)

Issue 41 (May 2011) From the Editor From the Chair Conservation News Urgent measures for conservation of the Cantabrian capercaillie Tetrao urogallus cantabricus in its habitat in the Cantabrian mountain range Research Reports Effects of large-scale human land use on capercaillie Tetrao urogallus (L.) populations in Finland: A short summary of the PhD thesis Why the capercaillie population Tetrao urogallus (L.) in the West Carpathians decline? Hazel grouse in open landscapes Investigating the importance of thermal refugia for white-tailed ptarmigan at the southern extent of their range Is GPS and satellite telemetry an option for grouse research? GPS satellite telemetry used on capercaillie Tetrao urogallus Experiences of satellite tags on rock ptarmigans Book Reviews Tetraonidae and Phasianidae of the USSR: Ecology and Morphology Conferences The 12th International Grouse Symposium postponed 1 year Reminder: 29th Prairie Grouse Technical Council (PGTC) Meetings October 4-6, 2011 6th European Conference Black Grouse Endangered Species. First announcement Recent grouse literature Erratum: Error in the article on black grouse in issue 40 Snippets The effect of climate change on grouse populations in Norway Amazing species required Issue 42 (November 2011) From the Editor From the Chair News from the Galliformes Specialist Group Conservation News United States Fish and Wildlife Service lists Cantabrian capercaillie and five other foreign avian species under the Endangered Species Act Research Reports Research on Russian grouse Landscape connectivity modeling for sharp-tailed grouse and greater sage-grouse: An overview of current research in Washington State, USA Notes on the Cantabrian capercaillie: winter roosting trees, historical distribution and lack of knowledge Toxic scat: A mechanism to prevent overdosing on plant chemicals by grouse Capercaillie lek within the city limit of St. Petersburg, Russia Grouse-habitat relationships: Monitoring, scale, and management: A short summary of the PhD Thesis Genetic differentiation of the Western capercaillie highlights the importance of southeastern Europe for understanding the species phylogeography Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus L.), an endangered species due to disturbance and predation, can be named “the Rose of The Little Prince” in the southern edge of its distribution in Europe Spatial use of capercaillie in the southern Vosges Mountains inferred from non-invasive genetic sampling Landscape genetics and behavioral ecology of greater prairie-chickens (Tympanunchus cupido) Recent grouse literature Snippets Pyrenean Network for the mountain Pyrenean galliforms: GALLIPYR Project Desperately seeking stable, 50-year old landscapes with patches and long, wide corridors 12th International Grouse Symposium, Matsumoto, Japan, July 20-24, 2012 Jack Connelly receives Hamerstrom Award for his grouse work BLM Developing New Sage-Grouse Conservation Strategy Gateway West Transmission Line Project a Potential Threat to Sage Grouse Article on the effect of wind farms on Cantabrian capercaillie New update of The IUCN Red List Issue 43 (May 2012) From the Editor From the Chair News from the Galliformes Specialist Group IUCN SSC Chairs’ Meeting 2012 Conservation News Advice on the conservation of the Dutch Black Grouse population, January 2012 Judge rejects challenge on sage-grouse listing BLM Failed to Analyze Grazing Impacts to Sage-grouse, Judge rules Research Reports GPS satellite telemetry: a promising tool for grouse research Siberian Grouse in the Russian Far East: Data deficient? Hybrid capercaillie in the basin of the Vilyui River Protection, reproduction and reintroduction of capercaillie in the Forestry Wisła, Poland Capercaillie, successional stage of forest and number of stems New Books Ecology & Management of Appalachian Ruffed Grouse (SD): Full Synopsis Greater Sage-Grouse, Ecology and Conservation of a Landscape Species and Its Habitats Save the Last Dance, a Story of North American Grassland Grouse Conference Proceedings Proceedings of the 11th International Grouse Symposium, Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, 2008 28 Gyrfalcon and Ptarmigan Symposium Proceedings Available Recent grouse literature Snippets The 12th International Grouse Symposium, Matsumoto, Japan, 20-24 July 2012 The 6th Black grouse Conference in Sweden 17-20/9 2012 Issue 44 (November 2012) From the Editor From the Chair News from the Galliformes Specialist Group Research Reports Population dynamics of Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus on leks in Central Slovakia in the period 1981-2012 Partial recovery of capercaillie in French Jura Mountains Territorial behaviour of the Mongolian Black-billed capercaillie Tetrao urogalloides stegmanni Territorial behaviour limits spring numbers of Scottish ptarmigan in mild winters Abstracts of recent theses and dissertations on sage-grouse and prairie-chickens. Conferences Synopsis: 12th International Grouse Symposium, Matsumoto, Japan The 6th International Black Grouse Conference, Gysinge, Sweden Recent grouse literature Snippets Lesser prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) Status The 13th International Grouse Symposium in Iceland The 7th International Black Grouse Conference in Russian Karelia In memoriam: Tragic passing of Patrick Léonard Issue 45 (May 2013) From the Editor From the Chair Research Reports Greater Sage-Grouse Breeding Habitats: Landscape-based comparisons Capercaillie monitoring on the national forest estate in Scotland: 2002 to 2012 Diet of Scottish rock ptarmigan New European research project: Grouse and Wind power Assumption and conditions of the Project LIFE11 NAT/PL/428. “Active protection of lowland populations of Capercaillie in the Bory Dolnośląskie Forest and Augustowska Primeval Forest” Energy development and conservation of sympatric wildlife: New approaches to meet growing challenges. Attwater’s prairie-chicken brood survival: The invertebrate and red imported fire ant connection New Book Points, sets and man 28 Recent grouse literature Snippets The 31st IUGB Congress in Brussels 2013 Issue 46 (November 2013) From the Editor From the Chair News from the Galliformes Specialist Group GSG Report 2013 Conservation News U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Endorses Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Lesser Prairie-Chicken Range-Wide Conservation Plan. October 23, 2013 Research Reports Recent pilot study on sharp-tailed grouse summer habitat selection in interior Alaska New Research Spruce Grouse Habitat Use in Northern Michigan: Revisiting after 40 years Distribution and landscape attributes of greater prairie-chickens and sharp-tailed grouse outside of their traditional range in South Dakota Brood Habitat and Invertebrate Biomass of the Greater Prairie Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido pinnatus) in Northwestern Minnesota Census and effective population size of the endangered Cantabrian capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) estimated from non-invasive samples New Books A passion for grouse. New book on ruffed grouse Handbook of technical considerations for management of Pyrenean capercaillie habitats Conferences International wildlife professionals meet at Brussels’ 2013 IUGB Congress The 32nd Congress of the International Union of Game Biologists 2015 The 7th International Black Grouse Conference Recent grouse literature Snippets Old Cantabrian Capercaillie film saved from extinction... Jan Van Haaften Wildlife Management Award, a new honour bestowed by IUGB Wildlife Professor Honored for Lifetime Achievement Prairie Grouse Technical Council Issue 47 (May 2014) From the Editor From the Chair News from the Galliformes Specialist Group Conservation News In My Opinion: Conservation plans and the future of sage-grouse in Colorado, USA Experts recommend limiting ravens, owls to save sage grouse from extinction Comments to the Canadian Press article Lesser Prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) was federally-listed as Threatened in the USA Research Reports A translocation experiment for improving the genetic diversity of an isolated population of Pyrenean rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta pyrenaica) Aggressive encounters of Chinese Grouse Tetrastes sewerzowi in autumn at Lianhuashan natural reserve, Gansu, China Non-invasive genetic monitoring of capercaillie in the wild: individual tracking and breeding success Successful semen collection from wild capercaillie Biology and conservation of the capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) in a Mediterranean environment Greater Prairie-Chicken Thermal Habitat use in Heterogeneous Grasslands Conferences 13th International grouse symposium, Iceland 2015. First announcement 35 7th International Black Grouse Conference, Pechoro-Ilych reserve, Russia, 24-29.05.2014. Third circular IUCN World Parks Congress 2014: Newsletter & Registration Information Recent grouse literature Snippets Capercaillie special issue of the German journal ‘Die Vogelwelt’ The first whole grouse genome is now sequenced and published Long-extinct heath hen comes to life in archival film Information on wind power sites in grouse habitats Issue 48 (November 2014) From the Editor From the Chair Conservation News United States Fish and Wildlife Service Protects Gunnison Sage-Grouse as Threatened Under Endangered Species Act Situation of the hazel grouse Tetrastes bonasia in the National Park Šumava and in the Šumava Landscape Reserve: Activities of the Galliformes Specialist Group of IUCN Research Reports Courtship and copulation behaviour in Caucasian black grouse Tetrao mlokosiewiczi: New findings Preliminary introduction to Caucasian black grouse in Iran Observing dust baths with camera traps: A non-invasive approach to gather data on breeding success of endangered grouse populations Differences in behavior between populations of captive blue grouse The Society of Tympanuchus Cupido Pinnatus Ltd. and Greater Prairie-Chicken research in the Sandhills of Nebraska New Books Gamekeeping: An Illustrated History Grouse of the World 23 Conferences 13th International grouse symposium, Iceland 2015 The 7th International Black Grouse Conference Prairie Grouse Technical Council meeting Recent grouse literature Snippets The timeliest grouse hunting regulation in the world? Decisions on Finnish grouse hunting bags are now based on data “fresh from the oven” Contribution de la bioacoustique au monitoring a long terme d’une population de gelinottes des bois Tetrastes bonasia Issue 49 (May 2015) From the Editor From the Chair Conservation News Successful Conservation Partnership Keeps Bi-State Sage-Grouse Off Endangered Species List Research Reports Upcoming rock ptarmigan research project in interior Alaska Citizen science and field survey observations provide comparable results for mapping Vancouver Island white-tailed ptarmigan (Lagopus leucura saxatilis) distributions A reconnaissance travel to the Okhotsk taiga in the Russian Far East The mixed group and distribution overlap of some sister species in Xinjiang — is hybridization possible in these Galliformes? Patch-burning to manage prairie-chicken habitat and rangeland fuels Conferences 13th International grouse symposium ˗˗ Iceland 2015 21 Recent grouse literature Snippets Dr. Siegfried Klaus received the Federal Cross of Merit Lesser Prairie-Chicken Initiative has launched its website! Management of sandhills rangelands for greater prairie-chicken Issue 50 (November 2015) From the Editor, From the Chair Conservation News The not-so-Green Way: Special conservation area in Turkey threatened by major road development A brief update on the Sage-Grouse issues in North America Research Reports Global warming and grouse Tetraoninae population dynamics The challenge of creating a large-scale capercaillie distribution map Conferences The IUCN World Conservation Congress 2016 13th International Grouse Symposium in Reykjavik Iceland 2015 Abstracts from 13th IGS Oral presentations Population ecology: Abstracts 401-423, 501-507 Health: Abstracts 508-514, 601 Poster presentations Population ecology: Abstracts 519-529 Health: Abstracts 530-535 New Books Estimation of Parameters for Animal Populations 56 Recent grouse literature Snippets A documentary about the Cantabrian capercaillie Tetrao urogallus cantabricus Clait Braun receives Spirit of Defenders Science Award SSC Chair, nominations of candidate

Grouse News 61-67 (2021-2024)

Issue 61 (May 2021) From the Editor From the Chair News from the Galliformes Specialist Group News from the Grouse Group Conservation News Grouse in Estonia Endangered Species Act Protections for Southern White-Tailed Ptarmigan Found to be Not Warranted A Remarkable Return. The Attwater’s prairie-chicken is bouncing back Research Reports Fluctuations and trends in tetraonid populations of the “Bryansky Les” Nature Reserve (southwest Russia) Evaluation of the durability and longevity of lesser prairie-chicken fence tags in Kansas and Colorado Longevity of the Lesser Prairie-Chicken Conferences Conferences postponed New Books European Breeding Bird Atlas 2: Distribution, Abundance and Change Recent grouse literature Researchers and their Best Friend Assistants Snippets Grouse on stamps In memoriam: Alexander Vladimirovich Andreev (1948-2020): A researcher’s life in the Russian Far East taiga and tundra Issue 62 (December 2021) From the Editors From the Chair News from the Galliformes Specialist Group News from the Grouse Group Conservation News New Mexico white-tailed ptarmigan translocation Research Reports Drivers of black grouse trends in the French Alps: the prevailing contribution of climate Distribution of Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia in Hokkaido, Japan Potential unforeseen problems arise with translocations of spruce grouse into New York Conferences The 15th International Grouse Symposium September 12-19, 2022 Białystok, Poland 34th Meeting of the Prairie Grouse Technical Council, October 3-6, 2022 The 33rd Sage- and Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse Workshop WPA International Symposium on Galliformes 2022 2021 WAFWA Sage- and Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse Workshop 2021 American Ornithological Society and the Society of Canadian Ornithologists-Société des ornithologistes du Canada Conference 2021 Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society New Books El último urogallo Recent grouse literature Researchers and their Best Friend Assistants The Grouse Church: The researcher, the grouse and the dog Snippets Grouse on stamps In Memoriam: Arthur T. Bergerud, 1930–2019 Issue 63 (May 2022) From the Editors From the Chair News from the Galliformes Specialist Group News from the Grouse Group Conservation News Sage-grouse Conservation: The Bad, The Ugly, and the Downright Miserable Awareness and mitigation measures are needed to reduce the impact of outdoor activities on wildlife in the Italian Alps The passing of the heath hen Research Reports Close encounters of the Spruce Grouse Kind Prescribed Burning to Restore Sharp-tailed Grouse Habitat in Northeastern British Columbia Impact of wildfires on sharp-tailed grouse and greater sage-grouse in Washington State Spatio-temporal population dynamics of Nevada greater sage-grouse from 2000–2018 Species-specific responses to landscape features shaped genomic structure within Alaska Galliformes Regional government supports wind farms on a key area for critically endangered Cantabrian capercaillie in Northwest Spain Issues of rock ptarmigan translocation project at Central Alps of Japan: Comparison to a protocol in North America and IUCN guideline The taxonomic status of Red Grouse 28 Forum 29 New section in Grouse News Conferences The 15th International Grouse Symposium Białystok, Poland postponed till 2023 34th Meeting of the Prairie Grouse Technical Council, October 3-6, 2022 Recent grouse literature Researchers and their Best Friend Assistants Dogs Training Biologists Snippets Grouse on Stamps In memoriam: Richard Evan Johnson, 1936–2021 Issue 64 (December 2022) From the Chair News from the Galliformes Specialist Group News from the Grouse Group Conservation News Conserving the lesser prairie-chicken Research Reports Annual variation in breeding success in boreal forest grouse: Four decades of monitoring reveals bottom-up drivers to be more important than predation Twenty-five years of monitoring the occurrence of hazel grouse (Bonasa bonasia) in the canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland The past, present, and future of the Siberian grouse (Falcipennis falcipennis) under glacial oscillations and global warming Genomic analysis revealed differentiation between Chinese grouse and hazel grouse in demographic history and the introgression and adaptive population in genes controlling epigenetic variation Forum Conferences Participants Flock to the First Annual Kansas Lek Treks Prairie-Chicken Festival! The 15th International Grouse Symposium Białystok, Poland in 2023 8th International Galliformes Symposium Taman Safari, Prigen, Java, Indonesia, October 9-13, 2023 Practical Conservation for Scottish Grouse Species Conference to be held on Friday, May 5, 2023 at Balhousie Castle, Pert The 34th Biennial (mostly) Meeting of the Prairie Grouse Technical Council, October 3‐6, 2022, Lewistown, Montana Sage and Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse Workshop The Wildlife Society New Books Ecology and Conservation of Mountain Birds The Future of the Red-legged Partridge, Science, Hunting and Conservation Recent grouse literature Researchers and their Best Friend Assistants The Calm, the Chaos, and the Reward: All in the Day of a Pointing Dog Snippets Spatial ecology of ptarmigan Grouse on stamps Issue 65 (May 2023) From the Editors From the Chair News from the Galliformes Specialist Group News from the Grouse Group Conservation News Sage Grouse: Icon of the West Research Reports Seasonal changes of stable isotope signals in the primary feathers of plains sharp-tailed grouse Clever heads win fair ladies. Lekking observations of a male capercaillie through seven consecutive years Last run for the hazel grouse in the Vosges Mountains, France The habitat uses and behaviour of Black Grouse (Lyrurus tetrix) in western Norwegian heathlands, in winter Non-invasive monitoring of Western Capercaillie brooding activity with camera traps shows promise in Scotland Conferences 15th International Grouse Symposium Białystok Poland September 11-15, 2023 Practical conservation for Scottish Grouse Recent grouse literature Researchers and their Best Friend Assistants The Return of a Friend Snippets Grouse on stamps Grouse News Issue 66 (December 2023) From the Editors From the Chair News from the Galliformes Specialist Group Conservation News No contributions Research Reports No contributions Conferences Media information from Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust Scotland The 15th International Grouse Symposium Białystok, Poland 2023 2023 Upper Midwest Prairie Grouse Summit :Addressing Fragmented Greater Prairie-Chicken and Sharp-tailed Grouse Populations Grouse Presentations at the 30th Wildlife Society Conference, November 5-9, 2023, Louisville, Kentucky, USA 8th International Galliformes Symposium Taman Safari, Prigen, Java, Indonesia, October 9-13, 2023 New Books Ecology and Conservation of Mountain Birds Conservation and Management of Game Birds in Europe Rangeland Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Recent grouse literature Researchers and their Best Friend Assistants Grouse chasing and bear conflicts: Ideas for grouse research & hunting using dogs in bear country Snippets Human names on North American Grouse Species Grouse on Stamps Endangered species stamps Grouse News In memoriam: Dr. Franz Müller (1939-2023) Issue 67 (May 2024) From the Editors From the Chair News from the Galliformes Specialist Group Conservation News The Greatest Threat to Sage-Grouse Interesting perspectives on lead ammunition Helping expand the range of black grouse in the uplands Research Reports The use of suture-style radio transmitters may bias chick survival for greater prairie-chickens A Lek Check-up: An historical assessment of prairie-grouse lek persistence in Kansas Assessing the Use of Long-Term Lek Survey Data to Evaluate the Effect of Landscape Characteristics and Wind Facilities on Sharp-Tailed Grouse Lek Dynamics in North Dakota and South Dakota Rypeår og blåbærår (Willow ptarmigan peak years and bilberry peak years) Contrasted impacts of weather conditions in species sensitive to both survival and fecundity: A montane bird case study Vosges Mountain in France: A Capercaillie population reinforcement from Norwegian birds Developing a Monitoring Program for Dusky Grouse in Montana Reinforcements of a Greater Sage-Grouse Population in Utah: Applications for Range-Wide and Local Conservation Translocation Efforts Southern White-tailed Ptarmigan (Lagopus leucura altipetens) Colorado Parks and Wildlife Interim Monitoring Report Night-Lighting: Factors Influencing the Capture of Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) An assessment of grassland loss, woody encroachment, and pesticide use on North American grassland bird populations Forest management for Spruce Grouse shows promising results in New York Recent grouse literature Snippets Grouse News Grouse News index of issue 1-

Pachyderm

Abstract The Selous Game Reserve in Tanzania has the most northerly population of the black rhino subspecies, Diceros bicornis minor in Africa. Over the past 50 years, numbers have decreased considerably from an estimated 2000 in the mid-1900s to a few small and scattered metapopulations identified in the late 1990s. This paper summarizes the results of a survey of five populations undertaken between 1997 and 1999 with the objective of determining the suitability of establishing one or more Intensive Protection Zones for the management of rhinos in the reserve. Four small, discrete, breeding populations were investigated: Kidai with 5-7 rhinos, Lukuliro with 10-15, Nahomba with 3-4, and Horogwe with 5-8. No rhinos were found in the Naluale area. There are possibly an additional 10-20 rhinos scattered about the reserve, making a total of 30-50. As the adjoining Lukuliro and Nahomba areas contain possibly the most viable of all presently known rhino populations in the reserve, it is recommended that these areas be managed jointly as the first Intensive Protection Zone for the Selous Game Reserve. This paper also details the conservation and management status of each population surveyed and gives some management recommendations. The constraints under which the Tanzania Wildlife Division is working are critical, and it urgently needs an infusion of funds and expertise if it is to save this last remaining metapopulation of D. b. minor in Tanzania

Ark or park: the need to predict relative effectiveness of ex situ and in situ conservation before attempting captive breeding

1. When species face extinction, captive breeding may be appropriate. However, captive breeding may be unsuccessful, while reducing motivation and resources for in situ conservation and impacting wild source populations. Despite such risks, decisions are generally taken without rigorous evaluation. We develop an individual-based, stochastic population model to evaluate the potential effectiveness of captive-breeding and release programmes, illustrated by the Critically Endangered Ardeotis nigriceps Vigors great Indian bustard. 2. The model was parameterized from a comprehensive review of captive breeding and wild demography of large bustards. To handle uncertainty in the standards of captive-breeding performance that may be achieved we explored four scenarios of programme quality: ‘full-range’ (parameters sampled across the observed range), ‘below-average’, ‘above-average’ and ‘best possible’ (performance observed in exemplary breeding programmes). Results are evaluated examining i) the probability of captive population extirpation within 50 years and ii) numbers of adult females subsequently established in the wild following release, compared to an alternative strategy of in situ conservation without attempting captive breeding. 3. Successful implementation of captive breeding, involving permanent retention of 20 breeding females and release of surplus juveniles, required collection of many wild eggs and consistent ‘best possible’ performance across all aspects of the programme. Under ‘full-range’ and ‘above-average’ scenarios captive population extirpation probabilities were 73–88% % and 23‒51%% respectively, depending on egg collection rates. 4. Although most (73‒92%) ‘best possible’ programmes supported releases, re-establishment of free-living adults also required effective in situ conservation. Incremental implementation of effective conservation measures over the initial 10 years resulted in more free-living adults within 35 years if eggs were left in the wild without attempting captive breeding. 5. Synthesis and applications. For the great Indian bustard Ardeotis nigriceps, rapid implementation of in situ conservation offers a better chance to avoid extinction than captive breeding. Demographic modelling should be used to examine whether captive breeding is likely to bring net benefits to conservation programmes

Why and how might genetic and phylogenetic diversity be reflected in the identification of key biodiversity areas?

‘Key biodiversity areas' are defined as sites contributing significantly to the global persistence of biodiversity. The identification of these sites builds from existing approaches based on measures of species and ecosystem diversity and process. Here, we therefore build from the work of Sgró et al. (2011 Evol. Appl. 4, 326–337. (doi:10.1111/j.1752-4571.2010.00157.x)) to extend a framework for how components of genetic diversity might be considered in the identification of key biodiversity areas. We make three recommendations to inform the ongoing process of consolidating a key biodiversity areas standard: (i) thresholds for the threatened species criterion currently consider a site's share of a threatened species' population; expand these to include the proportion of the species' genetic diversity unique to a site; (ii) expand criterion for ‘threatened species' to consider ‘threatened taxa’ and (iii) expand the centre of endemism criterion to identify as key biodiversity areas those sites holding a threshold proportion of the compositional or phylogenetic diversity of species (within a taxonomic group) whose restricted ranges collectively define a centre of endemism. We also recommend consideration of occurrence of EDGE species (i.e. threatened phylogenetic diversity) in key biodiversity areas to prioritize species-specific conservation actions among sites

Osteopilus pulchrilineatus, Hispaniolan Yellow Treefrog

Artículo que resume los resultados de una evaluación sobre el estado de conservación de la Rana Arborícola Amarilla de la Hispaniola (Osteopilus pulchrilineatus) publicado en la «Lista Roja de Especies Amenazadas» de la Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza (IUCN). Esta Lista Roja, fundada en 1964, ha evolucionado para convertirse en la fuente de información más exhaustiva del mundo al respecto del estado de conservación global de especies de animales, hongos y plantas

Micro-evolutionary diversification among Indian Ocean parrots: temporal and spatial changes in phylogenetic diversity as a consequence of extinction and invasion

Almost 90% of global bird extinctions have occurred on islands. The loss of endemic spe- cies from island systems can dramatically alter evolutionary trajectories of insular species biodiversity, resulting in a loss of evolutionary diversity important for species adaptation to changing environments. The Western Indian Ocean islands have been the scene of evolution for a large number of endemic parrots. Since their discovery in the 16th cen- tury, many of these parrots have become extinct or have declined in numbers. Alongside the extinction of species, a number of the Indian Ocean islands have experienced coloni- zation by highly invasive parrots, such as the Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri. Such extinctions and invasions can, on an evolutionary timescale, drive changes in spe- cies composition, genetic diversity and turnover in phylogenetic diversity, all of which can have important impacts on species potential for adaptation to changing environmen- tal and climatic conditions. Using mtDNA cytochrome b data, we resolve the taxonomic placement of three extinct Indian Ocean parrots: the Rodrigues Psittacula exsul, Sey- chelles Psittacula wardi and Reunion Parakeets Psittacula eques. This case study quantifies how the extinction of these species has resulted in lost historical endemic phylogenetic diversity and reduced levels of species richness, and illustrates how it is being replaced by non-endemic invasive forms such as the Ring-necked Parakeet. Finally, we use our phylogenetic framework to identify and recommend a number of phylogenetically appro- priate ecological replacements for the extinct parrots. Such replacements may be intro- duced once invasive forms have been cleared, to rejuvenate ecosystem function and restore lost phylogenetic diversity

Grouse News 31-40 (2006-2010)

Issue 31 (May 2006) Editorial 2 From the Chair 2 Research Reports Capercaillie as a tool of forest planning and as an indicator of forest environment quality 4 A Study of Caucasian black grouse Tetrao mlokosiewiczi population dispersion confined in Iran 5 A habitat and habitat-connectivity model for capercaillie Tetrao urogallus in the Black Forest as a tool for sustainable conservation planning (a PhD project in progress) 9 Clarifying the Status of the Caucasian black grouse Tetrao mlokosiewiczi – methodical approach 11 Could competition with ungulates be a limiting factor for Cantabrian capercaillie? A new Ph.D. project 15 Current status of black grouse in Slovenia – assessment of landscape change 18 Surveys in Caucasian black grouse habitats in Azerbaijan 25 Snippets Population fragmentation and genetic variation in grouse 29 Greater sage-grouse Centrocercus urophasianus and sagebrush habitats 29 Black grouse programme in Turkey 30 Papers for 10th International Grouse Symposium 30 Re-organizing the GSG 30 Grouse Action Plan revision 30 GSG profiled in SPECIES 31 Endangered Species Research- a new multidisciplinary conservation journal 31 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Issue 32 () Issue 33 () Issue 34 () Issue 35 () Issue 36 () Issue 37 () Issue 38 () Issue 39 (May 2010) Issue 40 (November 2010) From the editor 3 From the chair 4 From the Galliformes Specialist Group 5th International Galliformes Symposium, Thailand 2010 5 Research Reports Population ecology of black grouse on north-east Scottish moorland in 1956–82 6 The reintroduction of black grouse to the Isle of Arran, Scotland 13 Two capercaillie leks in novel habitat in Scotland 16 Habitat selection and spacing behaviour of capercaillie in the Italian Alps: a project in progress 20 First note about radio-tracking of Cantabrian capercaillie Tetrao urogallus cantabricus in the southern slope of the Cantabrian Mountains, León, NW Spain 21 Cantabrian capercaillie through time: a further comment 26 On the impact of ice crust above snow burrows of grouse 28 Why Japanese rock ptarmigan never fear humans 32 Habitat modelling of Svalbard rock ptarmigan: - Development of GIS-based tools for adaptive management 36 Recent theses and dissertations on prairie-chickens 41 Conferences 12th International Grouse Symposium, 19-23rd July 2011, Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, Japan 46 Gyrfalcons and Ptarmigan in a Changing World 46 The XXXth IUGB and Perdix XIII Congress 5th to 9th September 2011 in Barcelona 47 The 29th Prairie Grouse Technical Council meetings in Hays, Kansas 47 Recent grouse literature 48 Snippets New address for Grouse Group web page. 54 Press release Office of Governor Dave Freudenthal, State Capitol, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002 54 Caucasian grouse (Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi Taczanowski, 1875: chronology of investigations and problems of today 55 Combining radio-telemetry and random observations to model the habitat of Near Threatened Caucasian grouse Tetrao mlokosiewiczi 55 Species of the day: Gunnison sage grous