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Prairie dogs

How the prairie dog could help restore the ancient grasslands of Mexico and the American West

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Black-tailed prairie dogs once numbered in the billions across the grasslands of the Western US and Mexico, but ranchers essentially exterminated the rodent to make way for livestock. Now conservationists are working to revive the once-thriving prairie dog community and the Mexican prairie along with them.

Red Poll cattle have been called in to help manage the species-rich meadows around Havering, England that are home to many wildflowers, bees and bird species.

New lawn ‘mooers’ keep the grass trimmed in East London’s parks

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U.K. researchers develop new grass type to better capture water runoff

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Drought could force Americans to rethink water use

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New York firm does record business painting lawns from brown to green

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