Minister of the Environment, under the Species at Risk Act, annexed an emergency order for the protection of the greater sage-grouse. This order, among other things, prohibits killing of sagebrush plants, native grasses, or native forbs, and the building of fences and other structures in certain areas. The order is implemented "to protect a listed wildlife species on both federal and non-federal lands when the competent Minister is of the opinion that the species faces imminent threats to its survival or recovery."In 2014, a ten-year captive breeding program for greater sage-grouse was initiated at the Calgary Zoo. Despite only two of thirteen hatched birds surviving to the age of seven months, the program will proceed. In popular culture A sage-grouse, Cecil the Sagehen, is the mascot of the Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens, the joint athletics program of Pomona College and Pitzer College, two liberal arts colleges in Claremont, California. References Further reading Connelly, John W.; Knick, Steven T.; Schroeder, Michael A. & Stiver, San J. (2004). Conservation Assessment of Greater Sage-grouse and Sagebrush Habitats. Unpublished Report, Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. Cheyenne, Wyoming. PDf fulltext Manier, D.J. (2013). Summary of Science, Activities, Programs, and Policies that Influence the Rangewide Conservation of Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus). Reston, Va.: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey. Western Watersheds Project v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Summary Judgement PDF fulltext External links Cornell Lab of Ornithology – Greater Sage Grouse USGS Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter – Greater Sage Grouse eNature.com: Greater Sage Grouse High-resolution sage-grouse photos, range maps, broadcast-quality b-roll, and fact sheets "Greater Sage-Grouse" photo gallery VIREO Western Watersheds Project: Greater Sage Grouse Sage Grouse Protection Biodiversity Conservation Alliance Studies in Avian Biology Monograph: Ecology and Conservation of Greater Sage-Grouse: A Landscape Species and Its Habitats Biodiversity Conservation Alliance A Guide to the Nevada Sage Grouse Conservation Project Records, 2007-14. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Reno. Centrocercus Birds of the United States Native birds of the Western United States Fauna of the Great Basin Grouse Birds described in 1827 Taxa named by Charles Lucien Bonaparte Articles containing video clips