The lesser prairie chicken, known for its flamboyant courtship dances and bulging neck pouches, has lost a majority of its population in the grasslands and brush of southwestern Kansas. But Republican ...

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.

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

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

After multiple status changes over the past decade, the lesser prairie chicken's threatened and endangered designation was overturned.

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 ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service removed the lesser prairie chicken from the endangered species list, a move sought by cattlemen in America’s heartland. Fish and Wildlife finalized the delisting […] ...

A federal court has invalidated the Endangered Species Act protections for the lesser prairie chicken, citing procedural errors. The ruling reflects ongoing legal battles over species protection and ...

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

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

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

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