Give the students some time to read these sheets. Ask the same groups to compare their solutions with the strategy highlighted on the sheet. Point out that just as they might have struggled in their groups to decide how to help save and endangered animal, so do the members of the conservation community. Resources are always limited, and outcomes are almost always uncertain, making conservation a tricky business. Their brown and white feathers help prairie chickens blend in with the habitat.
Males have an orange comb over their eyes and orange patches on the sides of their necks.
Attawater's prairie is a special type of prairie chicken, there are other prairie chickens found in other areas. The prairie chicken lives in coastal prairie habitat. Attwater's prairie chicken once ranged along the coast from southern Texas to Louisiana. Today, the prairie chicken is only found in a few sites along the Texas coast. Attwater's prairie chicken mainly eats plants, including grains, seeds, nuts, and leaves.