Wind-power growth could put prairie chickens on endangered list
A plucky little bird in northwest Oklahoma — known for its comical mating dances in which it patters around like a jittery wind-up toy — has found itself pitted against an unlikely environmental foe.
Huge power-generating wind turbines are expected to pop up all over the lesser prairie chicken's habitat in coming years, and biologists say the development could push the birds onto the endangered species list or ev...
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