These ecosystems are under threat from oil drilling, but also increasingly from farming expansion, 1/2m hectares of prairie lost between 2005 and 2011.
Prices for soya and other crops have increased rapidly over recent years, meaning landowners are developing more land and quicker, previously farmers were paid not to develop land for 15 years, however the fee is now insufficient.
The plan is to maintain prairies by mimicking natural patterns, like moving cattle like natural buffalo would and ensuring fields are not ploughed so the natural wildlife is not affected.
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