A stout grouse native to eastern New Mexico has lost its endangered species status. The lesser prairie chicken has gained and lost federal protections more than once as conservation groups, lawmakers, ...

Lesser prairie chickens scatter in the early morning during mating season. TOPEKA — The lesser prairie chicken, a dancing grouse that has long teetered between threatened and endangered ...

A U.S. District Court in Texas has vacated a decision to list the lesser prairie chicken as threatened and endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act. It was a winding path to get such ...

WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity and Texas Campaign for the Environment filed an appeal today challenging a Texas court’s decision to strip federal Endangered Species Act protection ...

Lesser prairie chickens have lost most of their habitat. The lesser prairie chicken is threatened in its northern range, which includes Kansas and Oklahoma, and endangered in its southern range.

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 ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Trump administration issued a final decision on Thursday stripping the northern and southern populations of the lesser prairie chicken of their endangered and threatened ...

TOPEKA — The lesser prairie chicken, a dancing grouse that has long teetered between threatened and endangered classifications, lost its federal protections in court in a victory for the Great Plains ...

The lesser prairie chicken was granted endangered species status in 2023. Now the Department of the Interior is moving to revoke those protections. What can this bird known for its flamboyant ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A bird that calls New Mexico home will not be listed as an endangered species. Some see this as a major win for New Mexico industry, while others said it could have dire ...