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Environment May 15, 2025 - 11:16 am

Trump administration wants to remove protections for threatened Kansas bird

by Anna Kaminski, Kansas Reflector

The Trump administration is attempting to strike protections for the lesser prairie chicken, a bird that has teetered between threatened and endangered for decades.

Environment October 7, 2024 - 9:48 am

The lesser prairie chicken is disappearing in Kansas. Can conservation credits save it?

by Calen Moore, Kansas News Service

Conservationists and cattle ranchers are working together to restore grassland for the lesser prairie chicken. The bird used to roam Kansas but has lost most of its habitat to crop production. 

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Environment May 5, 2024 - 10:52 am

The lesser prairie chicken is dying. Kansas experts say the last of the prairie will go with it.

by Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector

Because lesser prairie chickens need extensive tracts of open, well-managed prairie to survive in a state where 97% of land is privately owned, its fate is largely in the hands of ranchers.

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Environment September 27, 2023 - 3:28 pm

Biden vetoes bill that would remove lesser prairie chicken protections

by Allison Kite, Kansas Reflector

U.S. President Joe Biden vetoed legislation meant to undermine federal protections for the lesser prairie chicken, a previously ubiquitous bird that is now endangered in several states.

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Environment April 12, 2023 - 4:31 pm

Kobach adds Kansas to lawsuit against Biden administration on lesser prairie chicken

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Attorney General Kris Kobach aligned Kansas with Texas and Oklahoma in a lawsuit crafted to block the federal government’s listing of the wild, colorful lesser prairie chicken under the Endangered Species Act.

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Environment February 1, 2023 - 4:11 pm

Kansas AG announces plan to sue Biden administration over lesser prairie chicken protections

by Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach plans to sue President Joe Biden’s administration over the lesser prairie chicken, calling federal protections for the bird illegal and potentially devastating to landowners and businesses in the state. 

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Environment January 23, 2023 - 6:43 pm

Kansas Senate adopts resolution condemning protection of lesser prairie chicken

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

The Kansas Senate suspended rules and took emergency action Monday to adopt a resolution condemning federal protection of the lesser prairie chicken.

State Government January 17, 2023 - 3:39 pm

Kansas Senate plans to take stand on federal protections for lesser prairie chicken

by Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector

The Kansas Senate will vote on whether or not to register disapproval of federal protections for the lesser prairie chicken this week as part of a ongoing battle to strip protections from the bird.

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Environment December 28, 2022 - 11:04 am

Kansas congressmen introduce new attempt to overturn protected status of lesser prairie chicken

by Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector

Kansas congressmen are trying to use a federal tool to strike down the listing of the lesser prairie chicken as threatened or endangered, saying protecting the birds would have negative consequences for Kansas’ economy.

State News December 7, 2022 - 5:27 pm

Kansas congressman introduces bill to block federal listing of lesser prairie chicken

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

U.S. Rep. Ron Estes of Kansas introduced legislation to prohibit the U.S. Interior Department from imposing restraints on land use through designation of the lesser prairie chicken as threatened or endangered.

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