A Casper-area man said it took him by surprise to learn that shooting prairie dogs from a vehicle is illegal. Another avid hunter said he also didn’t ...

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

Groundhog Day is almost here and although we do not have groundhogs in the Treasure State we do have some close relatives like the marmot, ground squirrels and prairie dogs.

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 ...

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

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 ...

By Kristine Sabillo Genetic diversity within many species is declining globally, according to a recently published study.

A Wyoming man told legislators that he and his friends were flabbergasted when a game warden confronted them about illegally ...

Prairie dogs serve as a keystone species but have little special protection under state law. According to Colorado Parks and Wildlife, black-tailed prairie dogs are abundant in Colorado and are ...

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 ...