Ensuring a vital population of black-tailed prairie dogs is key to the survival of the federally protected black-footed ferret, which the Fish and Wildlife Service has reintroduced into Wyoming. The ...

INTERIOR, S.D. - Two years after state and federal officials first took steps to control a vast prairie dog colony just south of Badlands National Park, neighboring ranchers are fuming. The damage to ...

DENVER — As a way of controlling prairie dog populations, at least one private landowner got a law passed last year to allow him to reintroduce the black-footed ferret. Under a bill that won ...

Prairie dogs and livestock consume similar forage, raising the question as to how much the existence of prairie dogs on livestock pasture affects livestock production. Despite many studies trying to ...

The diminutive prairie dog plays an outsized role in the prairie ecosystem. As vital prey for some species and habitat creators for others through their complex system of burrows, they support ...

A program was undertaken to develop zinc phosphide as a replacement for the more hazardous toxicants currently available to control black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus). Four field trials ...

LINCOLN, Neb. - A new plan to manage prairie dogs on federal land in northwestern Nebraska and central and southwestern South Dakota could be in use by the end of the month. The plan will allow more ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Whether he sees his shadow or not this Groundhog Day, Punxsutawney Phil has it easy. But in the West, his cousins are in dire straits, according to a report to be released Monday ...

ABILENE, Texas — Many people who go to Red Bud Park have come to know and love the prairie dogs in the reserve, however, Big Country Wildlife Rehabilitation Center said they are currently treating ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Longmont City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to refer a citizen-initiated revision of the city’s prairie dog code to staff ...

WE HAVE LINKS TO DONATE AND MORE INFO ON OUR WEBSITE. RIGHT NOW, PRAIRIE DOGS WREAKING HAVOC ON A CEMETERY IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. THE RODENTS DIGGING UP GRAVES. ANDRES VALLE IS IN TAOS FOR THE ...