There’s a lot of activity on a piece of commercial property off Route 66 in Yukon. The highly desirable area is home to several new developments. However, it’s also home to a colony of native ...

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 ...

Colorado State University researchers have identified priority areas for the conservation of the black-tailed prairie dog in the United States, extending from Montana to Texas and New Mexico to ...

Some new furry faces have popped up at Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo. Black-tailed prairie dog pups that were born around three weeks ago underground in the Bridgeport zoo's habitat have begun coming to ...

Colorado State University researchers have identified priority areas for the conservation of the black-tailed prairie dog in the United States, extending from Montana to Texas and New Mexico to ...

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 ...

CHEYENNE -- After a year-long review process, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Wednesday that the black-tailed prairie dog should not be listed as an endangered or threatened species. An ...

Natural communities and ecosystems are often maintained by one or more keystone species within them. A keystone species is a species upon that other species in an ecosystem depend on so much that if ...

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 ...

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.