An undated handout provided by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management shows the file photo of a sage grouse. A long-simmering debate in the American West over the imperiled ground-dwelling bird the size of a chicken was headed for climax on September 22, 2015, with the Obama administration expected to unveil a conservation plan lacking Endangered Species Act protections. (Photo by Bob Wick/Reuters/BLM)
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