2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
9/28/2018 | 7:30 PM - 8:15 PM | Save the Last Dance and the Icon of the West | American West Heritage Center
Save the Last Dance and the Icon of the West
The impressive and at times bizarre courtship dances of prairie-chickens, sage-grouse, and sharp-tailed grouse are known to nature lovers as one of the most impressive wildlife displays in North America. Sadly, grassland grouse are now dramatically down in number.
Prairie-chickens (pinnated grouse) were once common throughout the North American prairie. As early as 1900, there were three sub-species of greater prairie-chicken: the Attwater's prairie-chicken, the greater, and the heath hen. Today only two sub-species species remain, with one dangerously close to following the path of the heath hen which went extinct in 1932. On the other hand, sage-grouse face an uncertain future with fewer than 400,000 in 11 states and two Canadian provinces. As a result, many bird lovers, nature enthusiasts, and even many long-time residents of the West have never even seen these extraordinary birds.
In this presentation, Noppadol Paothong will highlight spring courtship behaviors of these birds that he has been documented for 16 years for his books Save the Last Dance and Sage Grouse, Icon of the West. Including the extraordinary story of life/history of sage-grouse and the habitat under threat in the American West.
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Noppadol Paothong
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