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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.

Greg Kramos / USFWS
Environment November 17, 2022 - 2:17 pm

Federal wildlife officials list lesser prairie chicken as threatened in Kansas

by Allison Kite, Kansas Reflector

Federal wildlife officials have listed the iconic lesser prairie chicken as threatened across its Kansas habitat. The bird is in even more dire straits in the southwest, where it will be listed as endangered.

Greg Kramos / USFWS
Environment June 18, 2021 - 3:44 pm

Lesser prairie chicken and other endangered species to get reprieve under Biden administration plans

by Allison Winter, Kansas Reflector

The lesser prairie chicken, a rare dancing grouse once abundant on the Great Plains, could benefit again soon from the protection of the U.S. government.

Greg Kramos / USFWS
Environment May 26, 2021 - 3:14 pm

Lesser prairie chicken may be listed as threatened in Kansas, endangered in southwest

by Allison Kite, Kansas Reflector

Lesser prairie chickens could be listed as a threatened species in Kansas and northern stretches of the bird’s habitat, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Wednesday.

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