Prairie dogs live in underground burrows, extensive warrens of tunnels and chambers marked by many mounds of packed earth at their surface entrances. Burrows have defined nurseries, sleeping ...

Arizona wildlife officials have released 10 endangered black-footed ferrets in an attempt to rebuild the population at the ...

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.

Chuck the Prairie Dog lives in Palm Beach, Florida, and delights his hundreds of thousands of social media followers by documenting his activities on social media. As a pet prairie dog ...

The black-tailed prairie dog is an intelligent, sociable rodent that's a keystone species in the prairie ecosystem it calls home. This precocious little mammal is perfectly suited to its environment, ...

A group of Longmont residents are upset over changes coming to a local park and the euthanasia efforts of prairie dogs who ...

Thailand authorities were flabbergasted after they busted a tourist attempting to smuggle two otters and a prairie dog through the airport — in his trousers. Video depicting the man’s bold ...

DESCRIPTION: The black-tailed prairie dog is a daytime-active, medium-sized rodent, ranging in length from 12 to 15 inches, including a three- to four-inch tail. Its weight ranges from 1.5 to three ...

Plague-fighting techniques and cloning have fuelled the comeback of the critically endangered black-footed ferret.

The Department Wild Life Conservation took a safe approach to help city of Lawton relocate the prairie dogs from the Elmer ...

Euthanizing prairie dogs at Dry Creek Park is a choice that has angered many Longmont residents. Throughout the years, the ...