Advocates of imperiled lesser prairie chicken say market incentives key to expanding habitat

The federal government’s decision to list the lesser prairie chicken as endangered or threatened could inspire interest in a system of conservation banking that pays landowners a market rate for protecting bird habitat. GETTY IMAGES
BY TIM CARPENTERKansas Reflector TOPEKA — Entrepreneur and conservationist Wayne Walker says the business of saving the lesser prairie chicken in Kansas required wider commitment…
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