Mark Gardiner stands atop the "high and lonesome" hill on Gardiner Angus Ranch in Ashland, Kansas. He's put aside several thousand acres of his land as part of a conservation effort that helps the ...

TOPEKA — An organization dedicated to preserving the endangered lesser prairie chicken and other grouse species is changing tactics to work with farmers and ranchers on grassland preservation and ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The lesser prairie chicken has been officially removed from the federal endangered and threatened species list by the Trump administration. The bird’s population spans parts of ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Trump administration issued a final decision on Thursday stripping the northern and southern populations of the lesser prairie chicken of their endangered and threatened ...

FILE - A lesser prairie chicken is seen amid the bird's annual mating ritual near Milnesand, N.M., on April 8, 2021. (Adrian Hedden/Carlsbad Current Argus via AP, File) FORT COLLINS, Colo. — A ...

At a time when everyone is rushing to some of the world's most sought-after destinations (and overcrowding them in the process), it might be worth taking a step back and adding some of those tiny, ...