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

Savannas and grasslands in drier climates around the world store more heat-trapping carbon than scientists thought they did and are helping to slow the rate of climate warming, according to a new ...

SHELBURNE- A simple change to a farmer's hay cutting schedule in Vermont could be the key to saving families of birds from extinction. Researchers are working with Vermont landowners to preserve some ...

The cerrado savanna in Formosa do Rio Preto, western Bahia state, Brazil, 2019. Grasslands — also known as prairies, steppes, pampas or savannas — are home to 25% of the world’s population and all ...

1. Treeless grasslands with climates that can support tree growth are common in upland regions around the world. In South Africa, the upland grasslands are adjacent to lowland savannas in many areas, ...

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Savannas and grasslands cover a vast area, some 20 percent of the earth’s land surface — from sub-Saharan Africa, to the Cerrado in Brazil, to North America’s heartland. They also offer an enormous ...

Three bird dogs - Eliot Tucker's sleek brace of Celtic field red setters and Jim Willis' energetic Brittany - stood frozen around a patch of bluestem grass and broomweed, looking like statutes instead ...