This publication is intended for persons interested in the grasslands of South Dakota and the Northern Great Plains. With the necessary exception of scientific names and some terminology, plant narratives are intentionallly nontechnical. Technical terms are defined in the glossary.

Explains the flora and fauna that survive in America's prairies and grasslands.

Cumulative text describes the interdependence among the plants and animals of an African savanna.

Dan O'Brien, writer, wild-life biologist, falconer, buffalo rancher, tells of his love-affair with the Western South Dakota grassland area near Bear Butte and his hope to repopulate the nesting areas on Bear Butte with falcons.

Segments 7 through 9 of the BBC 11-part nature series. 40 camera teams were shooting at over 200 different locations all over the world for more than 5 years to get the pictures seen in the series. Each segment is followed by a sequence investigating the techniques and challenges of wildlife photography within that segment. Great plains: On these immense wildernesses, from the baking savannahs of Africa to the frozen tundra of the Arctic, are found...

Looks at how grasslands work and how people have made use of them, discusses the effects of climate change and overgrazing and what we can do to help grasslands survive.

Describes the characteristics of grasslands, their location throughout the world, the reasons they are at risk, and what can be done to save them.