The stocky, dancing bird that populates prairies across five states lost its federal protections — not because its habitat or ...

Cattle producers and landowners are celebrating after the lesser prairie-chicken was removed from the endangered species list, ending years of regulations put on agriculture.

"Instead, lesser prairie-chickens became officially delisted due to multiple court cases filed by industrial oil, big ...

After pecking away for years, the Trump administration Wednesday finally erased all remaining endangered species protections ...

WASHINGTON— The Trump administration issued its final decision today to strip federal Endangered Species Act protection from ...

A ground-dwelling bird known for its elaborate mating dances on the southern Great Plains will no longer be federally protected.

Court ruling forces federal wildlife officials to drop bird protections that cattle groups said hurt ranching operations across five western states.

Lesser prairie chickens scatter in the early morning during mating season. Ashland — In the remaining grasslands in Kansas lives the lesser prairie chicken, a stocky, quail-like bird that used to roam ...

Why the federal government must step in and support leadership efforts for conservation of Great Plains grasslands, lesser prairie-chickens.

Feb. 21—Conservation banker Wayne Walker is on a mission to preserve lesser prairie chicken habitat. Walker, the principal of Common Ground Capital LLC, said in this case, instead of trying to develop ...

A Midwestern bird known for its unique appearance and impressive courtship dances is officially off the federal threatened ...

Conservationists warn of extinction risk as Trump administration ends federal protections for the bird ...