Research reveals that some prairie dog alarm calls encode remarkably specific information about humans and other predators.
Chuck the prairie dog has never met a stranger — from dogs and cats to squirrels and everything in between, he runs up to every animal like he’s making a new best friend. Raised by humans after being ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Prairie dogs are the Paul Reveres of the Great Plains: They bark to alert neighbors to the presence of predators, with separate calls for dangers coming by land or by air. “Prairie ...
CEDAR CITY, Utah — Spring has sprung, and for many Utahns, that means enjoying the warmer temperatures and getting those gardens ready for planting. But for the Division of Wildlife Resources, spring ...
When I headed to Montana to visit the American Prairie, I had bison on my mind. They are the quintessential plains animal and North America’s largest land mammal. But what I didn’t expect was for a ...
Everybody knows that, when a groundhog sees its shadow, it means there will be six more weeks of winter; lesser known is that, when a prairie dog sees its shadow, it means there will be a ...
LA PLATA COUNTY, Colo. — Officials are investigating a large die-off of prairie dogs in southern Colorado and suspect that plague is to blame, the La Plata County Public Health Department said on ...
The Longmont City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to refer a citizen-initiated revision of the city’s prairie dog code to staff for formal review. The action advances all proposed changes regarding ...