On a tract of land in front of the Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office on Mildred Road and Empire Street, holes about the size of a tennis balls pock the dirt every few dozen feet. Prairie dogs have ...

INTERIOR, S.D. - Two years after state and federal officials first took steps to control a vast prairie dog colony just south of Badlands National Park, neighboring ranchers are fuming. The damage to ...

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 ...

Boulder County commissioners agreed Thursday to lift a seasonal moratorium on lethal prairie dog control in an attempt to better address burgeoning prairie dog colonies on agricultural lands. 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. The ...

DENVER — As a way of controlling prairie dog populations, at least one private landowner got a law passed last year to allow him to reintroduce the black-footed ferret. Under a bill that won ...

Prairie dogs and livestock consume similar forage, raising the question as to how much the existence of prairie dogs on livestock pasture affects livestock production. Despite many studies trying to ...

A program was undertaken to develop zinc phosphide as a replacement for the more hazardous toxicants currently available to control black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus). Four field trials ...

Boulder County’s proposal to lift a seasonal moratorium on lethal prairie dog control is well overdue and much needed in the eyes of many residents who tuned in to a virtual meeting Tuesday night. “We ...