Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The lesser prairie chicken makes its home in Eastern New Mexico (Larry Lamsa via KUNM) Last week, a Texas judge decided to vacate ...

Conservationists and cattle ranchers are working together to restore grassland for the lesser prairie chicken. The bird used to roam Kansas, but has lost most of its habitat to crop production.

TOPEKA (KSNT) – A Midwestern bird known for its unique appearance and impressive courtship dances is officially off the federal threatened and endangered species list. Groups opposed to the move have, ...

Lesser prairie chickens scatter in the early morning during mating season. Topeka — The Trump administration is attempting to strike protections for the lesser prairie chicken, a bird that has ...

The lesser prairie chicken was once a common sight in the southern Great Plains, but its numbers are dwindling. Even so, it lost federal protections earlier this year for a second time. Now states and ...

Private capital can help ranchers to build habitat for an endangered bird, improve their ranchland and earn added income. That approach is working to preserve habitat for lesser prairie-chicken. The ...

Impact of sampling from five states could affect wildlife management nationwide Biologists originally classified the lesser and greater prairie chickens of the Great Plains as two different species.

LAMAR, Colo. — A public meeting is scheduled Monday to discuss ways to protect the lesser prairie chicken. Representatives from state and federal agencies will be on hand to discuss a management plan ...