The Comanche National Grassland rewards visitors with the chance to follow dinosaur tracks and feel the spine-tingling thrill ...

The Nachusa Grasslands, a 4,000-acre plot in Franklin Grove, Illinois, is home to a herd of 100 wild American Bison, which are helping to restore the native flora and fauna of the Midwest.

There may be only one venomous snake in Montana, but others are big, fast, and intimidating. Here's what you need to know.

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.

My history instructor at College of DuPage had previously taught in California, but moved back to Illinois. As a 19-year-old ...

Two hours west of Chicago is the Nachusa Grasslands, replanted by the Nature Conservancy. Noel Brennan reports on the ...

New research says long-billed curlews listen to alarm barks from prairie dog colonies to protect themselves from predators.

Those predators will also snack on grassland nesting birds like the long-billed curlew. To protect themselves, the curlews eavesdrop on the alarms coming from prairie dog colonies, according to ...

New research says long-billed curlews listen to alarm barks from prairie dog colonies to protect themselves from predators. The curlews nest in grasslands, where prairie dogs also live. Experts say ...