Restoration of grouse populations using conservation translocation (hereafter; translocation), the movement of wild animals from one location to another, has become a fundamental component of grouse conservation and management. Translocation is especially important in western North America, as conservation concerns for greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus), Gunnison sage-grouse (Centrocercus minimus), and sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) have increased. At the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA) annual winter meeting on 9 January 2005, agency directors agreed “to develop standards, prioritize projects for translocation and identify appropriate source populations for these translocation projects based upon appropriate scientific principles.” This has been a lengthy collaborative process that has involved numerous research projects, extensive literature review, and development of translocation methods and protocols. This document is a compilation of the results of that effort.

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