LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Oil companies and ranchers across West Texas are celebrating a change in status for a previously endangered species. The Less Prairie Chicken is no longer considered an ...

The new listing aims to prevent further loss of habitat for the flamboyant, stocky birds, which have drastically dwindled in population. By Eduardo Medina After more than two decades of pleas from ...

The lesser prairie chicken, known for the males’ quirky courtship dance, inhabits grasslands sought-after by farming and energy developers. By Catrin Einhorn The Trump administration has moved to end ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. government announced protections Thursday for two populations of a rare prairie bird that’s found in parts of the Midwest, including one of the country’s most ...

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.

For more than a decade, Iowans have gathered at the Kellerton Grasslands Bird Conservation Area at sunrise to watch the unique courtship dance of the prairie chicken, whose population in Iowa has been ...