A hidden wildlife camera captured two prairie dogs emerging cautiously from the entrance of their underground burrow, offering a rare glimpse into their daily routine. Before venturing into the open, ...

Prairie dogs will stand upright and watch for any signs of danger, ready to signal to the group if trouble approaches. Prairie dogs aren't dogs at all but are actually a species of ground squirrels.

Prairie dogs really live in two worlds - one above the ground and the other below. We can see the upper world, with burrow entrances, mounds and a landscape clipped almost bare of all vegetation. But ...

When I headed to Montana to visit the American Prairie, I had bison on my mind. They are the quintessential plains animal and North America’s largest land mammal. But what I didn’t expect was for a ...

You can now visit these rotund rodents at the Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge. Staff say they're a big draw.

Twelve prairie dog pups are now on display at Boston's Franklin Park Zoo, officials announced Friday.Pups are born blind and hairless and do not make an appearance outside of the burrow until they are ...

When I headed to Montana to visit the American Prairie, I had bison on my mind. They are the quintessential plains animal and North America’s largest land mammal. But what I didn’t expect was for a ...

Poppy the prairie dog quickly ducks into her burrow to cleverly avoid being seen by a hidden observer.

The collective stare of environmental activists penetrated the pulpit in the Longmont City Council chambers on Nov. 12, 2024. After a barrage of statements from the public calling for the city to put ...

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 ...