When the Bird family moved from the midwest to Melones in 1901, it didn’t take 5-year old Milo long to realize they weren’t ...

In a state known for mouse ears and beach chairs, Micanopy (pronounced mick-ah-NO-pee, and yes, it’s fun to say) offers ...

But the prairie chicken is being featured Friday through Sept. 27 at the Newberry Library in Chicago. A documentary on the bird will play as part of a new exhibit, “ Winging It: A Brief History ...

June 18, 2025 The GIST Study indicates use of bird-friendly glass saves birds' lives by Jordan Karnbach, University of Mississippi edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Editors' notes ...

WRAY, Colo. — In the town of Wray on Colorado’s Eastern Plains, the greater prairie chicken is not just surviving — it’s dancing. Every spring, visitors from across the country travel to ...

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

The lesser prairie chicken, known for the males’ quirky courtship dance, inhabits grasslands sought-after by farming and energy developers. Listen to this article · 4:27 min Learn more ...

5. To encourage wildlife population. “What’s good for cows is good for wildlife. Burning keeps trees out of prairie. Trees provide habitat for animals that prey on prairie chicken and other upland ...

In a few weeks, Glass and Scalisi plan to install a 20-by-48-foot chicken tractor in Okeechobee — basically a chicken house on four wheels — and raise birds for eggs and fertilizer.

It’s the last Friday of February, the first green shoots of spring emerging from the overwintering tall grass, and she’s up early to volunteer at the Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife ...

Because once you’ve seen a giant prairie chicken, there’s no unseeing it. It’s the kind of image that stays with you, popping up in your dreams and making you question reality. But Booming Ben isn’t ...

TOPEKA — Entrepreneur and conservationist Wayne Walker says the business of saving the lesser prairie chicken in Kansas required wider commitment to paying market rates to landowners dedicated ...