WWF Northern Great Plains Featured Stories http://www.worldwildlife.org/ The latest stories from the Northern Great Plains. Fri, 06 JUN 2008 17:00:00 EDT en-us Nebraska Ranchers Work to Protect the Greater Prairie Chicken http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2012/04302012-lush-thriving-home.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2012/04302012-lush-thriving-home.html Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST Nebraska ranchers work to protect the greater prairie chicken. Bringing Bison Back to the Northern Great Plains http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2012/WWFPresitem27301.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2012/WWFPresitem27301.html Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST 71 bison released to their ancestral home on the American Prairie Reserve. A Second Chance for Black-Footed Ferrets http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2011/WWFPresitem24185.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2011/WWFPresitem24185.html Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST Once thought to be globally extinct, black-footed ferrets are making a comeback. Baby Ferrets Born in Canada’s Grasslands National Park http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2010/WWFPresitem17877.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2010/WWFPresitem17877.html Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EST Relocation of Prairie Dogs Saves 500 and Provides Hope for Ferret Recovery http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2010/WWFPresitem17732.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2010/WWFPresitem17732.html Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EST When great minds collaborate, conservation happens. In this case, World Wildlife Fund partnered with federal agencies and other conservation groups to relocate black-tailed prairie dogs living on the interface of federal and private land residence within Wyoming’s Thunder Basin National Grassland to designated land for future black-footed ferret restoration. The relocation effort is in response to the recently revised Thunder Basin National Grassland management plan that uses lethal and non-lethal tools alike to manage prairie dogs and their habitat. Baby Bison Arrive on the Prairie http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2010/WWFPresitem16039.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2010/WWFPresitem16039.html Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EST American Prairie Reserve’s first bison calf of the season was recently born on the greening prairie of Northeastern Montana. Only hours after the newborn’s arrival, the mother, brought to American Prairie Reserve in 2006 as part of WWF’s bison reintroduction project, was using her hoof to help the calf stand up on all four legs.  Since the first calf, nine others have been born, bringing the total number of bison on American Prairie Reserve to 206. Experts Release New Guidelines for Bison Restoration http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2010/WWFPresitem15455.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2010/WWFPresitem15455.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST The result of several years of collaboration with WWF and other partners, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recently released American Bison: Status Survey and Conservation Guidelines 2010. Newborns on the Northern Great Plains http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2008/WWFPresitem9028.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2008/WWFPresitem9028.html Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 EST Springtime on the plains brought more than just the year’s first rains and prairie grasses, as WWF’s bison reintroduction project welcomed five newborn calves (and counting) to Montana’s American Prairie Reserve.  The Reserve and reintroduction are joint projects between WWF and our partner the American Prairie Foundation.  WWF Restores Prairie Streams http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2007/WWFPresitem6313.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2007/WWFPresitem6313.html Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EST The vast semi-arid grasslands of the Northern Great Plains are laced with some of the longest stretches of free-flowing rivers in North America. These freshwater ribbons of life are habitat for species such as river otters, beavers and the endangered pallid sturgeon. Like many rivers and streams worldwide, they are challenged by dams and reservoirs, the diversion of streams for irrigation and unsustainable cattle grazing. Cougar Research with Native Americans http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2007/WWFPresitem6315.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2007/WWFPresitem6315.html Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EST In the plains of Montana, WWF is a partnering with the Gros Ventre, Assiniboine and Chippewa-Cree communities to learn how the restoration of cougar populations would affect the residents and economies of the Fort Belknap and Rocky Boys Indian Reservations. The Fort Belknap Reservation is home to the Gros Ventre and Assiniboine tribes, while the Chippewa-Cree live on the Rocky Boys Reservation. Year's first newborn bison arrive on the Northern Great Plains http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2007/WWFPresitem6317.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2007/WWFPresitem6317.html Wed, 16 May 2007 00:00:00 EST This spring on the great American prairie brings more than the year's first rains and renewed prairie grasses. WWF recently welcomed three newborn calves to Montana's American Prairie Reserve. The two females and one male are now part of a conservation herd originally from South Dakota's Wind Cave National Park. With the arrival of these spring calves, there are now 42 bison in the American Prairie Reserve herd.