Paul A. Johnsgard is Foundation Regents Professor Emeritus in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He has received the National Conservation Achievement Award and the Lifetime Achievement Award, both sponsored by the National Wildlife Federation, and is the author of more than five dozen books on natural history, including The Sandhill and Whooping Cranes: Ancient Voices over America’s Wetlands and Prairie Dog Empire: A Saga of the Shortgrass Prairie (both available in Bison Books editions).
"Praise for Paul A. Johnsgard's Prairie Dog Empire: A Saga of the Shortgrass Prairie ""Many scientists and historians have written about the natural history of the Great Plains, but few so compellingly as Paul Johnsgard."" - Annals of Iowa ""Johnsgard provides a book that should be on the shelf of every person interested in and concerned about the past history and future of life on the Great Plains."" - Manhattan Mercury ""Anyone with an interest in the ecology and history of the shortgrass prairie will become immersed in the pages of this engaging book."" - North Dakota History"