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.

The refuge west of Houston just grew by its largest expansion in decades.

The Lesser Prairie Chicken is no longer considered a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.

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 ...

"Instead, lesser prairie-chickens became officially delisted due to multiple court cases filed by industrial oil, big ...

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

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The U.S. Department of the Interior moved Wednesday to overturn a 2022 decision to list the lesser prairie chicken as endangered ...

TOPEKA (KSNT) – A Midwestern bird known for its unique appearance and impressive courtship dances is officially off the federal threatened and endangered species list. Groups opposed to the move have, ...