World Wildlife Fund: 2.6 Million Acres of Grassland Habitat Lost in North American Great Plains in One Year
September 15, 2021
September 15, 2021
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 (TNSRes) -- World Wildlife Fund issued the following news release:
Across the U.S. and Canadian Great Plains, approximately 2.6 million acres of intact grassland - an area larger than Yellowstone National Park - were plowed up in 2019 to make room for row-crop production, according to World Wildlife Fund's (WWF) 2021 Plowprint Report. The new findings represent an increase of 500,000 acres of grassland conversion over the previous year, highlighting a conce . . .
Across the U.S. and Canadian Great Plains, approximately 2.6 million acres of intact grassland - an area larger than Yellowstone National Park - were plowed up in 2019 to make room for row-crop production, according to World Wildlife Fund's (WWF) 2021 Plowprint Report. The new findings represent an increase of 500,000 acres of grassland conversion over the previous year, highlighting a conce . . .