The Interior Department is asking a federal judge to strike down its own Endangered Species Act determination for the lesser prairie chicken, citing a “serious defect” in the 2022 listing that ...

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 ...

Cattle and oil industry plaintiffs in Texas’ suit against lesser prairie-chicken protections asked a judge to rule in their ...

The U.S. Department of the Interior moved Wednesday to overturn a 2022 decision to list the lesser prairie chicken as endangered in some places and threatened in others, citing mistakes made in the ...

Greater prairie chickens gather in spring on leks, or breeding grounds, at Buena Vista Wildlife Area. The species is listed as threatened in Wisconsin.

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 ...