The year 2013 has already turned out to be a critical year for threatened and endangered species, especially in Kansas, but also throughout the western Great Plains. Several policy issues affecting these species have been targeted with special interest motivated political attacks in recent weeks, and federal deadlines affecting two major decisions have been in [...]
March 4, 2013
Good News for Conservation of Kansas Imperiled Wildlife
GOOD NEWS! Conservation Voices Stop KLA’s Attempt to Destroy Kansas Nongame and Endangered Species Conservation Act The GOOD NEWS is that a significant number of people wrote to members of the House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources and–along with the testimony of Audubon of Kansas and three other organizations, as well as an equally-excellent [...]
February 21, 2013
Update on the Two-Pronged Attack on Imperiled Wildlife in Kansas
While Senate Resolution 1711 was horrendous, your letters “changed the political landscape” and made substantial improvements possible. It was not possible for Senator Francisco to make a silk purse out of this hog’s ear. Senate Resolution 1711 is still a mess of propaganda, however, some of the most inflammatory words and misleading (totally wrong) statements [...]
February 18, 2013
Senate Resolution Threatens Credibility of the State of Kansas
A resolution designed to undermine the efforts of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, private ranch landowners and other conservation partners to re-establish federally endangered Black-footed Ferrets on two specific Logan County sites in western Kansas was pushed out of committee and to the full Kansas Senate on Friday, February 15. Advocates of Senate Resolution [...]
February 13, 2013
The Kansas Black-footed Ferret Reintroduction is Under Assault in the Kansas Legislature
CRITICAL LEGISLATIVE ALERT: Emails and Calls Urgently Needed Now! (1) PLEASE SEND AN E-MAIL OR CALL MEMBERS OF THE SENATE NATURAL RESOURCE COMMITTEE, AND ANY OTHER STATE SENATORS (ESPECIALLY YOUR SENATOR) The hearing for Senate Resolution 1711 is set for Thursday morning, February 14: (As of yesterday it was set for Friday, but changed today to Thursday morning) [...]
January 11, 2013
Prairie Wings Winter 2012 / Spring 2013
The newest issue of Prairie Wings Magazine is now available! Browse the entire magazine online or access individual articles as pdfs in the table of contents below. Let us know if you would like to receive the magazine in print, request multiple hard copies, or join our mailing list for future issues. Click on the [...]
August 22, 2012
Sixty-five Prairie Dogs Relocated to Hutton Niobrara Ranch Wildlife Sanctuary
This is a report on the status of our project that involves transferring prairie dogs from the Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge to the 5,000-acre Hutton Niobrara Ranch Wildlife Sanctuary in order to establish a new colony. Please be sure to view the extensive photo gallery (with descriptions under photos) at the end of this [...]
New Issue of Prairie Wings Magazine
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Black-footed Ferrets Need Helping Hands, Lesser Prairie-chickens Need Habitat
- Prairie Wings Fall / Winter 2011
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Kansas Conservationists and Property Rights Advocates Encouraged to Attend State-Sponsored Meetings or Comment on Website of the Office of the Repealer
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Black-footed Ferrets Need Helping Hands, Lesser Prairie-chickens Need Habitat
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Good News for Conservation of Kansas Imperiled Wildlife
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Update on the Two-Pronged Attack on Imperiled Wildlife in Kansas
March 18, 2013
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