Lesser prairie chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) performing dancing or “drumming” on a lek (mating display), in northern Oklahoma. The lesser prairie chicken was recently listed under the Endangered Species Act. The decision affects 14 counties in Texas, listing the bird as threatened in some and endangered in others. Getty Images / iStockphoto
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department AUSTIN — Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) executive director David Yoskowitz, Ph.D. said Wednesday he applauds 16 years of…