New York Times: The ouster of a Nevada wildlife official has fanned a continuing debate over whether the sage grouse can best be kept off the Endangered Species List by protecting its habitat or by killing more of its predators.
Kenneth Mayer, who had been the director of the Nevada Department of Wildlife and serves on regional and national committees that deal with sage grouse conservation, startled environmentalists and many Nevadans last week by announcing that Gov. Brian Sandoval had demanded his resignation....