nature blurb...most fearsome creature in the Rocky Mountain West

from the WashingtonTimes: "How bad would it be? "To be short and sweet, it would be devastating," said Josh Tewalt, a sheep rancher who serves as executive vice president of the Idaho Cattleman's Association.

A decision to list the bird as threatened or endangered would put restrictions, possibly severe ones, on human activities, potentially including oil and gas drilling, ranching and any other development that could disturb or fragment the bird's habitat."