Prairie dog advocates in the state of Colorado are up in arms over the recent issues with coyotes. According to the group, coyotes have been attacking and eating people's pets. They claim that this is ...

News of dead prairie dogs found in traps by Santa Fe Place mall is a really big issue, bigger than most might think. These incidents are regrettable reflections of general human attitudes and conduct ...

Last fall, I fell in love with prairie dogs on the American Prairie in Montana even though the hype for America’s Great Plains pointed me to bison. As impressive as North America’s largest land mammal ...

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 ...

Research reveals that some prairie dog alarm calls encode remarkably specific information about humans and other predators.

SCENIC, S.D. (AP) -- The prairie dog population in eastern Fall River County has been decimated, and officials believe the plague is responsible. Prairie dog deaths in the area make it less attractive ...

Prairie dogs and the big picture -- The life of prairie dogs. Interlude: taxonomy and prairie dog taxonomists -- The social behavior of prairie dogs. Interlude: social behavior-trapping prairie dogs - ...

The black-footed ferret exhibit at American Prairie's National Discovery Center in Lewistown, Montana, just opened to the public on Nov. 14. When I went to Montana in September to visit American ...