United States Fish and Wildlife Service Survey Protocol for the Lesser Prairie-Chicken

United States Fish and Wildlife Service Survey Protocol for the Lesser Prairie-Chicken
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This document identifies survey methods that will produce sound scientific information upon which to base decisions and actions for the conservation of the lesser prairie-chicken (Typanuchus pallidicinctus, LPC).

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A male lesser prairie-chicken in the fading sunlight

The lesser prairie-chicken is a species of prairie grouse endemic to the southern and central high plains of the United States, commonly recognized for its feathered tarsi (legs), stout build, ground-dwelling habit, and lek mating behavior. The LEPC is closely related and generally similar in...

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Animalia
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FWS and DOI Region(s)
Southwest