American bison, commonly known as buffalo, once thundered across the prairies of North America — until 1889, when they were ...

The Nachusa Grasslands, a 4,000-acre plot in Franklin Grove, Illinois, is home to a herd of 100 wild American Bison, which ...

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That foundation is one where the prairie flourished, and buffalo roamed. At the Nachusa Grasslands, there are more than 4,000 acres of restored tallgrass prairie — and one herd of bison.

How America’s prairie was nearly destroyed — and why it should be restored A new book traces the environmental collapse of a crucial ecosystem and how its return could fight climate change.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Prairie dogs are the Paul Reveres of the Great Plains: They bark to alert neighbors to the presence of predators, with separate calls for dangers coming by land or by air.

The opportunity to see a herd of buffalo grazing in the wild isn't something that requires a trip to the Great Plains states. In fact, the chance to do so will only take a 100-mile drive from Chicago.