Sage grouse slipping away

You wouldn't know it by all the action I saw that morning, but according to the experts, the Hat Six lek -- the most watched sage grouse strutting area in the world -- is in big trouble.  In 2000, observers spotted as many as 67 male grouse strutting in a single day at Hat Six. The high counts of each of the following years fluctuated from 33 birds in 2001 to 45 birds in 2005. Last year the most birds observed in a day was 30. This year no more than 20 have been seen on the lek. Read article in Casper Star Tribune.