In the U.S. 42 species of birds have low and steeply declining populations that put them on the brink of disaster, scientists ...

The billionaire and his followers are out to cull federal employees they think are lazy and overpaid. But without people like ...

The plight of the greater prairie chicken in Wisconsin appears set to take a turn for the worse. As a longtime advocate for the native bird, that's a hard statement for me to write. And although ...

Did you know that greater prairie-chickens once were abundant in their historical range across most of the central United ...

The rare dancing grouse of the Southwest, called the lesser prairie chicken, is known for the males' elaborate calls and showy displays of reddish-orange air sacs while they perform mating dances on ...

The WWF asked for the solar project to be no closer than one-half mile from the grasslands and one mile from any lek, or prairie chicken breeding site. Concerns identified through the EIS led ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is proposing to list the Lesser Prairie-Chicken under the Endangered Species Act. The chicken’s habitat spans parts of five states, including Colorado ...

Hunters who wish to apply for one of 186 permits for the 2009 Minnesota prairie chicken season or for one of 9,330 permits for the fall turkey hunt must do so by July 31. Applications are ...

Driving the news: To draw attention to them, the DNR hosts its annual "prairie chicken festival" at the Kellerton Grasslands Bird Conservation Area on April 6 — a little over an hour south of ...

A decision to allow a major solar project in the Midwest to build near the threatened species’ mating area faces a new legal hurdle. A Wisconsin conservation group is challenging approval of one ...

The rare dancing grouse of the Southwest, called the lesser prairie chicken, is known for the males' elaborate calls and showy displays of reddish-orange air sacs while they perform mating dances on ...