They also have what is believed by many to be the most sophisticated ... home to the world’s largest remaining colony of black-tailed prairie dogs. Earlier this year, plague resurfaced in this ...

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 ...

When an epidemic of plague struck prairie dogs within South Dakota’s greater Conata-Badlands ecosystem last spring, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service black-footed ferret biologists and their state and ...

Prairie dogs aren't federally recognized as endangered. But activists are working to conserve them, launching a wide range of ...

“We have a lot of areas with prairie dog towns,” she said. “We want people to be more vigilant.” The county’s environmental health specialists employ a low-tech method to detect ...

If prairie dogs have the courage to come out even under the threats they face, I urge you to have the same courage and speak with your constituents, not just through form letters, but in person.