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

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

The lesser prairie chicken’s protected status is for the birds. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued its final decision ...

There used to be millions of lesser prairie chickens, according to the Associated Press, but now there are only about 30,000 ...

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The Fish and Wildlife Service on Thursday finalized a rule delisting two populations of the lesser prairie chicken under the ...

Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) finalized removal of the Northern and Southern Distinct Population Segments (DPS) of lesser prairie-chicken from the Endangered Species Act (ESA) list.

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

The final decision regarding the endangered species designation of the Lesser Prairie-Chicken has been made by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

WASHINGTON – Kansas U.S. Senator Jerry Moran– a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry – today applauded the removal of the lesser prairie-chicken from the Endangered ...

POLK COUNTY, Minn.-For some reason, the male prairie chicken occupying center stage was more appealing to the half-dozen hens gathered nearby than the other males, who found themselves on the ...