Animals large and small once covered North America's prairies – and in some places, they could again
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February 20, 2020
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Joel Berger, Colorado State University and Jon Beckmann, University of Nevada, Reno
(THE CONVERSATION) In the grip of winter, the North American prairies can look deceptively barren. But many wild animals have evolved through harsh winters on these open grasslands, foraging in the snow and sheltering in dens from cold temperatures and biting winds.
Today most of our nation's prairies are covered with the amber waves of grain that Katharine Lee Bates lauded in "America the Beautiful...
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