ELMWOOD, Okla. (KFOR) — A full hour before the April sun comes up, Biologist Kendall Van Zanten is driving the sometimes-bumpy gravel roads of Beaver County. He stops his truck on high ground each ...

Lesser prairie chickens have lost most of their habitat. The lesser prairie chicken is threatened in its northern range, which includes Kansas and Oklahoma, and endangered in its southern range.

The lesser prairie chicken, known for the males’ quirky courtship dance, inhabits grasslands sought-after by farming and energy developers. By Catrin Einhorn See more of our coverage in your search ...