Lesser prairie chickens scatter in the early morning during mating season. TOPEKA — The lesser prairie chicken, a dancing grouse that has long teetered between threatened and endangered ...

TOPEKA, Kan. — The lesser prairie chicken, a dancing grouse that has long teetered between threatened and endangered classifications, lost its federal protections in court in a victory for Great ...

Crookston, Minn. - It’s still dark, and we wait, patiently, for the pageant to begin. Before long, the prairie in front of us will come alive with the sights and sounds of male prairie chickens.

A federally and state listed threatened species, the lesser-prairie chicken is found in small fragmented populations in the grasslands of southeast Colorado. Unfortunately, populations of this ...

Rare dancing grouse of the Southwest, lesser prairie chickens are known for the males' elaborate calls and showy displays of reddish-orange air sacs while they perform mating dances on “booming ...