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Save the Prairie Chicken Faces Long Odds in Illinois
Prairie chicken numbers have fallen to about one thousand in Illinois. Efforts by the Prairie Chicken Foundation of Illinois and conservationists since the late 1950s have protected 1,322 acres and aimed to restore the species, affected by habitat loss from plowing and mowing and slow recovery under state protection.
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Grover Brinkman
Central Press
Illinois
Jim Lockart
Wildlife Resources
Illinois Department of Conservation
Prairie Chicken Foundation of