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“Columbian” Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus columbianus) currently occupy about 62,000 km2 of range in south-central British Columbia. Open grasslands and deciduous woody vegetation are key components of habitat. The estimated habitat available is about 800,000 hectares. The minimum breeding population in spring 1993 was estimated at 4600 from a small sample of dancing-ground counts. Statistics from a hunter sample confirmed the order of magnitude. Habitat conditions over a large part of the range are favourable and likely to remain so because of clearcut logging in the Fraser Plateau. There is then, no imminent threat to the survival of the subspecies in the province. A recommendation is made that it be removed from the Wildlife Branch Blue List of vulnerable or sensitive species. However, populations have declined, or suffered extirpation, over much of southern British Columbia. Incompatible land use, including intensive agriculture, housing, and industrial development, has rendered habitat un
Ritcey, R.. 1995. Status of the Sharp-tailed Grouse in British Columbia. Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks. Species Status Report. W70
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