herd of pronghorns lying down in an open grassy area, Photo by Marge Post/NPS

 

When visitors first see the open, arid landscape of Petrified Forest National Park, they may initially think, "What could possibly live here?"

The park is host to a recovering remnant of a shortgrass prairie ecosystem. Animals and plants adapted to this ecosystem thrive in the wilderness area where they are protected from hunting, grazing, and other disturbances.

 

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