Presidential Veto is Last Chance for Lesser Prairie-Chicken Recovery
President Biden has vetoed a Congressional Review Act resolution, Senate Joint Resolution 9, from overturning protections for the Lesser Prairie-Chicken under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). This move comes after both the House and…
Neonicotinoid Pesticides Threaten Attwater’s Prairie-Chicken and Other Grassland Birds
New U.S. government findings and a scientific study build the case that certain pesticides can be devastating for birds that rely on grassland ecosystems. The month of May brought yet…
House committee votes to delist the Lesser Prairie-Chicken
A congressional proposal to rescind the endangered species listing of the Lesser Prairie-Chicken would put the species on a path toward extinction. Read More “House committee votes to delist the…
Southern Lesser Prairie-Chicken Population Declared ‘Endangered’ by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
The Lesser Prairie-Chicken has suffered from significant loss of grassland habitat across its historic range. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today listed the Lesser Prairie-Chicken under the Endangered Species Act. A southern subpopulation…
Lesser Prairie-Chicken protected under Endangered Species Act
Two populations to be listed as endangered, threatened. Read More “Lesser Prairie-Chicken protected under Endangered Species Act”
Group sues to save Lesser Prairie-Chicken
Decades of stalling threaten iconic grouse with extinction. Read More “Group sues to save Lesser Prairie-Chicken”