These charismatic, rabbit-size rodents live on North America's prairies and open grasslands in only a fraction ... listening posts near exits, so animals can safely keep tabs on the movements ...

Protecting these regions will also benefit North America's Central Grasslands ... dogs for survival. Prairie dog colonies are often called "towns" because they support many animals in addition ...

A key to maintaining the sagebrush prairie where the sage-grouse ... reintroduce the black-footed ferret to Grasslands National Park by releasing 74 animals in 2009. Soon after, wild-born ferrets ...

If we fail to grant grassland places the same value ... and none replicate the full matrix of plant and animal life on original prairie sites. Protection of our remaining prairie is first and ...

Author and natural history educator Cindy Crosby will discuss how the tallgrass prairie, Illinois’ original garden, has been shaped by bison during a presentation at 7 p.m. April 1. The event is ...

and the American Prairie Reserve (APR) aims to understand how different grazing animals and grazing regimes, whether with cows or bison, impact the distribution and abundance of grassland birds in ...

Prairie dogs play a key role in grassland ecosystems but encounter many threats ... “Prairie dogs, once one of the most abundant animals on the prairie, now occupy two percent of their historic range, ...

Summers in the prairies are typically warm and humid ... Investigating the plants and animals of temperate grasslands. The temperate grasslands biome is located on a world map and the climate ...