The prairie dog caught in Trap 69 was angry. And who could blame her? After waking up in her burrow on a mid-September ...

HOA meeting in Longmont will explore the potential extermination or other means of mitigation of a colony. But some neighbors ...

A cloned black-footed ferret at the Smithsonian Zoo has given birth to two kits in an effort to conserve the endangered ...

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 ...

two of the five species of prairie dogs are endangered: Utah and Mexican prairie dogs. When the settlers moved west, they thought prairie dogs were “vermin” and full of disease. They killed ...

Even as the black-tailed prairie dog is being considered for Endangered Species Act protection by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Environmental Protection Agency is considering approving a ...

Even as the black-tailed prairie dog is being considered for Endangered Species Act protection by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Environmental Protection Agency is considering approving a ...

(Both birds have declined along with prairie dogs; the mountain plover has been proposed for protection under the Endangered Species Act.) Prairie dog colonies may also provide other species with ...