The prairie dog caught in Trap 69 was angry. And who could blame her? After waking up in her burrow on a mid-September ...

Colorado State University researchers have identified priority areas for conserving the black-tailed prairie dog in the ...

It is typically a tan color, with a lighter underbelly and black-tipped tail. HABITAT: Like most prairie dogs, the black-tailed prefers short-grass prairie habitats and avoids any environments with ...

During that time, the poisoned animal is still active, spreading the poison throughout its habitat — and poisoned prairie dogs are still on predators' menu. The Center submitted comments explaining ...

Prairie dog habitat is found all across eastern Colorado, right up to the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. In the wake of rapid urban development, the rodents have found themselves coexisting with ...

Coyotes and badgers rely on the prairie dog for food, as depicted with this hunting pair prowling around a black-tailed prairie dog colony. Photo by Noelle Guernsey/Colorado State University ...

Prairie dogs can be found living in dry grasslands across North America. Their habitats are mainly west of the Mississippi River and reach from northern Mexico through the Great Plains and up into ...

which has since reintroduced ferrets into promising western habitats. Ferret reintroduction efforts have been mixed. Populations need viable prairie dog towns to survive, but they also face ...

Conserving this habitat benefits other grassland species that depend on the prairie dog for food and habitat. Published in Diversity and Distributions in January, this research and accompanying ...

The diminutive prairie dog plays an outsized role in the prairie ecosystem. As vital prey for some species and habitat creators for others through their complex system of burrows, they support ...

“Prairie dogs create an entirely novel habitat type,” said Andy Boyce, a Smithsonian research ecologist. “They graze intensely. They increase the forbs and flowering plants, and they clip ...