Conservation efforts ongoing to save lesser prairie-chicken

Conservation efforts ongoing to save lesser prairie-chicken

A federally and state listed threatened species, the lesser-prairie chicken is found in small fragmented populations in the grasslands of southeast Colorado. Unfortunately, populations of this medium-sized bird with a round body and small heat, short legs and broad, rounded wings have declined significantly in Colorado, largely due to long-term habitat loss and periods of extensive drought in the southeastern part of the state. Colorado listed t…