Tag: prairie chicken
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Conservation efforts emphasize the lesser prairie chicken | Rachel Gabel
Reid DeWalt, deputy director of Colorado Parks and Wildlife, spoke to the Water Resources and Agriculture Review Committee about the Lesser Prairie Chicken and moving conservation forward. He said in 2026, CPW staff counted 77 males on 13 leks, a number that has dropped year over year since 2024. There are fewer than 1,000 chickens…
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Save ranching to save the lesser prairie chicken | Rachel Gabel
In southeastern Colorado, a slew of green energy projects are being planned – some in partnership with landowners and some despite landowners. At the same time, the lesser prairie chicken has been dominating many of my conversations as of late, due in part to the bird’s unique April dance marathon, which makes it more observable and visible than…