This article was originally published on Critter Science.

The lesser prairie-chicken is a species of grouse. They can be found in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado. These birds face numerous threats such as habitat loss and destruction at the hands of farming, ranching, utility lines (which can result in electrocution), fires, and fire suppression; hunting; trapping; […]

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