Overturning protections for the lesser prairie chicken “would undermine America’s proud wildlife conservation traditions, risk the extinction of a once-abundant American bird and create ...

Many Native Americans are marking ceremonies like graduations with bald eagle feathers, a form of reverence for the bird they ...

The official naming organization for birds in the U. S. is making a bold move, after concerns were raised about birds being named after people with questionable histories.

Congress has approved two measures to undo federal protections for the lesser prairie chicken and northern long-eared bat — two endangered animals that have seen their populations plummet over ...

Why Dozens of North American Birds Will Soon Get New Names In a bid to make birding more inclusive, the American Ornithological Society will give new monikers to several species named after people ...

Prairie dogs are hunted by a long list of predators from birds of prey to foxes and even large snakes. Long-billed curlews are vulnerable to some of these predators too.

President Joe Biden has vetoed Republican-sponsored bills intended to undo federal protections for two endangered species that have seen their populations plummet over the years.

Conservationists are suing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to protect lesser prairie chickens under the Endangered Species Act.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. government Thursday announced protections for two populations of a rare prairie bird that’s found in parts of the Midwest, including one of the country’s ...

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The U.S. Department of the Interior moved Wednesday to overturn a 2022 decision to list the lesser prairie chicken as endangered in some places and threatened in others, citing mistakes made in ...

Congress has approved two measures to undo federal protections for the lesser prairie chicken and northern long-eared bat.