A skier tried to shoo away a grouse off a ski run in British Columbia. Instead of flying off, the bird began to aggressively chase her down the slope.

Parcel 0712 is part of a complex of oil and gas leases in ecologically valuable sagebrush-steppe that the Bureau of Land Management has proposed for auction in June.

Many birds call the forest understory home. The dense forest floor is the perfect setting for many types of birds to nest and ...