The best bet to save the imperiled species may be a system that pays farmers and ranchers to protect its grassland home.

The rare dancing grouse of the Southwest, called the lesser prairie chicken, is known for the males' elaborate calls and showy displays of reddish-orange air sacs while they perform mating dances on ...

Females have shorter pinnaes. HABITAT: Lesser prairie chickens occupy two primary ecosystem types: shinnery oak and sand sagebrush grasslands. These birds require large parcels of intact native ...

Situated near Nashik in Maharashtra, Nandur Madhameshwar Bird Sanctuary is a lesser-known yet significant haven for birdlife, particularly wetland species. The sanctuary is home to an impressive ...

The report finds that about one-third of species, including many in the Mountain West, are at high or moderate concern from a conservation perspective.