the best known of the five prairie dog species, live in larger communities called towns, which may contain many hundreds of animals. Typically they cover less than half a square mile, but some ...

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

Prairie dogs live in big social groups called prairie dog towns across the dry grasslands of North America. They may be adorable, but these little mammals are fierce fighters with sharp teeth and ...

A new analysis from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Punxsutawney Phil came in near the bottom of a ...

A Longmont HOA has voted to relocate a prairie dog colony living in a community open space, but only until March 1. After ...

They also have what is believed by many to be the most sophisticated language system of all nonhuman animals. Despite their important role, populations of the five prairie dog species have declined by ...

LONGMONT, Colo. — A Longmont man is fighting to save his animal neighbors as he's about a three minute walk from one of the prairie dog colonies in his town. Jaime Fraina was one of the ...

once one of the most abundant animals on the prairie, now occupy 2% of their historic range. Credit: Louise Johns/High Country News The prairie dog caught in Trap 69 was angry. And who could blame ...

Prairie dog colonies may also provide other species ... Colten Salyer also donned thick leather gloves to protect himself from an angry mammal’s teeth. Then he opened a cat carrier filled ...