Prairie dogs live in underground burrows, extensive warrens of tunnels and chambers marked by many mounds of packed earth at their surface entrances. Burrows have defined nurseries, sleeping ...

The situation was worse than she realized: Prairie dogs are among the most maligned and persecuted animal species in the Western U.S. So maligned, in fact, that a 2020 survey in northern Montana ...

Prairie dogs' sociable nature allows them to form close-knit family groups and work cooperatively to warn of danger through a variety of barks. It's these calls that earned the prairie dog its name — ...

Colorado State University researchers have identified priority areas for conserving the black-tailed prairie dog in the ...

A Casper-area man said it took him by surprise to learn that shooting prairie dogs from a vehicle is illegal. Another avid ...

Ecosystem services provided by prairie dogs include recharging groundwater, aerating soil, sequestering carbon, cycling nutrients, spreading seeds, preventing desertification, and creating fire breaks ...

"It's not like we'll suddenly be out there tomorrow." City officials and residents have created a plan that allows prairie dogs to remain in the greenbelt, she said. The plan includes building ...

The prairie dog caught in Trap 69 was angry. And who could blame her? After waking up in her burrow on a mid-September morning, she’d waddled innocently outside for a breakfast of mini ...