Planet Earth - Grasslands - Prairies

Cover Story: Global Grasslands Grasslands support 800 million people around the world — but they're under siege. Find out how we're preserving these fragile landscapes.		You can help protect grasslands and all of planet earth when you join The Nature Conservancy today. Take a Quiz on Grasslands Can you tell a bobolink from a dickcissel? Take our grasslands quiz and test your knowledge of the world’s grasslands and tundras!

Into Africa Learn how the Conservancy and its partners are working to protect East Africa's grasslands and savannas — crucial to wildlife and humans.

Grasslands Photo Essay Explore the gorgeous Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Kansas through this interactive photo essay.

Your Guide to the Wild

Learn about the large herding animals that make up our planet’s vast grasslands — from Africa's elephants and zebra to the bison of North America’s great plains.

Send a Free Ecard

Share your love of the world’s grasslands and tundras with your friends and family by sending a sending a free grasslands ecard today!

Get Involved

You can explore new places, receive email you want, and build your own personalized nature page when you join the Conservancy's online community.

Did you know that America's Great Plains developed underwater? Learn more about these vast stretches of land and its inhabitants.

Images (top to bottom, left to right): Photos © Gerry Ellis/Minden Pictures (Cheetah); © Discovery Communications, Inc. (Video); © Greg Gamble/TNC (Mongolia); © Emily Whitted (Africa); © Kevin Sink (Prairie blazing star); © Harvey Payne (Bison); © Bill Daunis (Karner blue butterfly); © Discovery Communications, Inc.(Cougar)