Decline of prairie chicken population a mystery to DNR

April 10, 2023 KQRadio State News 0

Iowa’s lone prairie chicken population appears to be struggling to sustain itself. The Iowa DNR and Missouri officials brought in about 500 birds from Nebraska between 2011 and 2015 to bolster a small, existing flock. The chickens were released in the Kellerton Grasslands Conservation Area in Ringgold County and a nearby natural area in Missouri. […]