Discover why prairie birds are the hidden gems of the grasslands, as well as some of the best birding locations to spot them.

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 ...

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 ...

Historically, the animal's grazing and ranging habits ... But more than 150 grassland species depend on prairie dog "towns." The burrowing owl makes its home in abandoned burrows.

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 ...

Farmers and ranchers use controlled or prescribed burns to enhance native grasslands as well as reduce fuel loads that ultimately reduces wildfire risk.

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 ...