Too often, one ecosystem is overlooked in value and complexity in the workings of our planet. The images of a leveled forest or polluted waterway resonate much more strongly than the increasing ...

Banner image: Bison grazing in Konza prairie, Kansas, where fire is needed to suppress woody encroachment. (Credit: Barbara van Horn / Reprinted with permission from Suding et al., Science 377:594 ...

Most animals move through their habitats focused on survival rather than construction. They eat, dig, travel, and reproduce ...

Witness large animals play out their lives in the grasslands. Grasslands are the great stages of the natural world where large animals play out spectacular lives in clear view of people. From the ...

The grassland-dependent lesser prairie-chicken was recently listed under the Endangered Species Act. Why? Because the purpose of the Act is to conserve the ecosystems upon which we and all other ...

About two-thirds of the world's grasslands have turned into desert. Allan Savory has devoted his life to stopping it. He now believes that a surprising factor can protect grasslands and even reclaim ...

An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. In recent ...

Mumbai, India — In the thick, tall grasslands of the Himalaya foothills lives the endangered pygmy hog, a species so small its piglets can fit in your pocket. Standing about 10 inches tall, the shy ...

The restoration of grassland ecosystems may need more of a guided, hands-on approach over time, according to a new review of global conservation efforts. Grasslands' biodiversity and resilience to ...