Badlands

BADLANDS​

and Misty Malcomb **
 * ​By: Rachel Schwans

** The Badlands National Park is in South Dakota, near Rapid City. It started on March 4th 1929. The Badlands cover about 244,000 acres. It is the largest protected area in South Dakota. The Badlands have fossils. Most of the fossils have been stolen over the years.The Badlands has sharply eroded buttes and pinnacles. **



There are many different animals in the Badlands like mule deer, pronghorn, big horn sheep, bison, coyote, prairie dogs, and black-footed ferret. The Black-footed ferrets are in danger. In the picture below is a black-footed ferret. **



** Resources **
 * http://www.trails.com/list_11158_animals-badlands-south-dakota. htm l **