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 ...

Prairie dogs aren't federally recognized as endangered. But activists are working to conserve them, launching a wide range of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In the open grasslands of South Dakota ... workers from a range of organizations kill fleas in prairie dog burrows and vaccinate wild-born ferrets against plague. Captive-born animals are vaccinated ...

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 ...

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 ...