Newton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area
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Newton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on 1775 acres (7.18 km²) in Jasper County
, Illinois
, United States
. The park's grasslands are home to the largest of the three remaining Greater Prairie Chicken
flocks in Illinois.
Jasper County, Illinois
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, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, United States
United States
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. The park's grasslands are home to the largest of the three remaining Greater Prairie Chicken
Greater Prairie Chicken
The Greater Prairie Chicken or Pinnated Grouse, Tympanuchus cupido, is a large bird in the grouse family. This North American species was once abundant, but has become extremely rare or extinct over much of its range due to habitat loss. There are current efforts to help this species gain the...
flocks in Illinois.