This goofy bird vs. the fossil fuel industry
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- Published: 02 December 2019
- The sage grouse looks funny. It's also really important.
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The mating ritual of the sage grouse is one of nature's most bizarre and alluring performances. It's also very predictable, which makes the bird really easy to count. That's part of why the sage grouse is what's known as an indicator species, meaning that its survival tends to correlate with the health of its entire ecosystem. It's also why the sage grouse was recently the target of one of the largest conservation efforts in US history. And it means that if we lose the sage grouse, there's a good chance we'll have lost a lot of the other 350 plant and animal species that live in the American west, too.
A previous version of this video misidentified the bird at 0:58. The error has been corrected.
For more on the sage grouse, check out University of California, Davis researcher Gail Patricelli's RUclip page: http://pistolshrimp.mobi/channel/UCa5o4E6x2EU6qQPiEYwCDVw
Read about the Audobon Society's conservation efforts around the sage grouse: audubon.org/conservation/issues/greater-sage-grouse#
More on the sage grouse's precarious situation:
newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/will-the-sage-grouse-win-the-west
nytimes.com/2018/12/06/climate/trump-sage-grouse-oil.html
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RUMP gov... the least word i wanted to listen....😂😂😂
More reasons to vote yang!!!
Like a vox color😂😂😂👌👍 and sound also
This wasn't my proudest fap.
What you want
Birds or Oils
I am sick and tired of Donald trump abusing the landscape of what makes America so great. We’re going to look back on this time and wonder why we didn’t do more to prevent harm on the land.
So that's where the filling in lemon tarts comes from.
Watch cowspirasy
I'm going to be honest, not mining so these birds can live seems pretty silly.
i don't know why but the sound it makes when it puffs out its chest makes me uncomfortable.
I'd rather save the planet and animals then help the econamy stay at float.
I thought it looked ridiculous, then I heard the sounds it makes that are even crazier😂
i knew i was gonna hear trump's name somewhere in this video ..
Bernie 2020! 💙
Nice I'm gonna use this as lazer sound effects in my game.
I was interested and then it turned political. Then I didn’t care anymore
VOX thank you for this one. I really feel like it is important for folks to have an informed discussion on where we get our energy. There isn't a free lunch in energy and as a society, we need to have an informed discussion about where we get our energy and the impacts & benefits of each source. Wind and O&G go to great lengths in the Powder River Basin and the northern DJ Basin to plan and permit projects to minimize impacts. This said the timing of increasing development we've seen in WY has more to with improved understanding of Class 6 & 7 wind potential and the multiple bench development potential of both of those basins; and less to do with the timing current administration. I do feel that the energy producers want to responsibly develop the energy we use in a responsible way because they know that these projects will last multiple administrations. Thanks again for bringing the topic up in a format that encourages informed conversations with the general public.
Anime tiddie birds
GOP is killing American nature
Money >>> birds
I think my ability of getting to work so I can afford to feed myself and live is more important than a bird, especially because my job is probably one the most important in my small town, providing food to 100% of everyone in town, no gas means no cars, no cars means no jobs, no jobs means total collapse.
I think my ability of getting to work so I can afford to feed myself and live is more important than a bird, especially because my job is probably one the most important in my small town, providing food to 100% of everyone in town, no gas means no cars, no cars means no jobs, no jobs means total collapse.
the sage grouse during mating season or is it a imitation of the presidential walk?
Rodney Dangerfield for pres.
Idk why but that bird looks ready to square tf up
team human all day
This is so sad and frustrating. How can Trump damage so much stuff in so little time?
2:03 “The winner gets to mate with most of the females.”
Human men wish!
Bird sounds like a notification alert
"They don't serve a clear function except to be attractive."
I remember doing a class presentation on these birds in 5th grade and everyone kept laughing. I don't even think i finished the powerpoint.
I'll save it
Nature is silly.. God must've known okay.. He knew..
Why does it sound like someone is drinking a coconut really fast then dropping it.
Huh. I first saw one of these guys in the National nature museum of Canada.... My friends and I all laughed bc of its appearance, but.... That's interesting to know nonetheless.
*Nice Sack*
There's a problem with a system that will account for monetary wealth being stolen by politicians most of the time, but when politicians steal the natural wealth of a country there is no account.
Wealth is wealth. Natural wealth is priceless - And the common property of all the citizens of a country.
Money can’t buy life
Def one of the weirdest, most entertaining things I've seen in a while hehe
Omg America wake up and stop killing innocent animals.
To the people that never heard of this bird before, you really need to read more or watch more National Geographic.
Donald Trump is making a smart move in allowing companies to expand mining and drilling operations throughout this region. One of the easiest ways for a monopoly to form is resource control. If a firm controls areas that are not inhabited by this bird and the government restricts other firms from utilizing the surrounding landscape, a monopoly will form. I would rather guarantee stability in some of the biggest industries in our economy, by guaranteeing competition, than protecting some silly little bird.
I failed hard ‘try not to get mad’ challenge watching this video.
Why was this in my recommends
This is sad ......
Nothing is going to stop the pathological need for capitalist profit seeking, nothing!
First seahorses now this?? I'm on the weird side of YouTube.🙄
Lol imagine if people had dance battles to attract females
Looks like boo.......