(Jerret Raffety | The Rawlins Daily Times via AP) In this May 9, 2008, file photo, male sage grouses fight for the attention of females southwest of Rawlins, Wyo. An iconic bird species known for dramatically puffing up "bulbous yellow air sacs" on its chest is now puffing up on the political landscape as the focus of a series of amendments to its management plan published late last week that open up 51 million acres of habitat to oil, gas and mineral leasing.