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 ...

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The greater prairie chicken’s courtship season, when the males launch loud and colorful displays to woo mates, attracts naturalists and bird watchers from around the world. Subscribe to read this ...

Will energy companies continue to protect habitat for a prairie grouse in the absence of government regulations? Will energy companies continue to protect habitat for a prairie grouse in the absence ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.— The Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for failing to protect lesser prairie chickens. In 2021 the Service proposed adding a Texas and New ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The lesser prairie chicken has caused a controversy involving the Endangered Species Act. Since the federal government added it to the Threatened Species List, farmers in Kansas ...

The Wexford Ranches of South and West Texas have received a prestigious conservation award. The O’Connor family, who have been ranchers in Texas since 1836, received the Leopold Conservation Award for ...

A rare bird threatened by oil and gas development in the southeast New Mexico Permian Basin region was listed for the strongest federal protections available Thursday, according to an announcement ...

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 ...

This undated photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shows a male lesser prairie chicken in southeastern New Mexico. (AP File Photo) A court ruling taking the lesser prairie-chicken off ...

The Attwater’s prairie chicken, a living symbol of Texas and one of the most endangered species in the world, has achieved a population level not seen in 28 years. An annual survey by the U.S. Fish ...