The business mantra of "location, location, location" has a direct corollary in the wildlife world: "habitat, habitat, habitat." And when an animal has specific needs, not just any habitat will do.

The Dust Bowl of the 1930s left a deep mark on the Great Plains, not only for farming families but also for wildlife. Images ...

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Forest Service has signed a new 10-year agreement for the Dakota Prairie Grasslands Demonstration Project. Hoeven’s office has been ...

A botanist, dubbed the Prairie Preacher, fights to save America's endangered grasslands. "The Prairie Preacher" follows Dr. Dwayne Estes, a botanist who earned his nickname for his passionate advocacy ...

NEAR PRESHO, S.D. -- In the nearly half-century he's lived in South Dakota, John Cooper has seen countless beautiful prairie sunsets. But none perhaps prettier than one on a recent late afternoon that ...

This story originally appeared on High Country News and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Laughter and the chirping of grasshoppers mingled on a mild August morning as several young women, ...

Kansas’ prairie grasslands are America’s forgotten treasure. They support a web of wildlife, from bison and prairie-chickens to tiny sparrows, making them ecological treasures few realize they have.

Editor’s note: In October 2023, the project coordinator of the program described in this story, Dan Werk, was convicted of sexually abusing a minor enrolled in the program. High Country News will ...

Last fall, I fell in love with prairie dogs on the American Prairie in Montana even though the hype for America’s Great Plains pointed me to bison. As impressive as North America’s largest land mammal ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Prairie dogs play an important role in nutrient cycling, adding to their list of beneficial services as ecosystem engineers. Earth ...