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After an anonymous donor approached the wildlife center to save the critters, they reached out to the city and got the ball ...

Prairie dogs from Lawton were released Friday morning at an Oklahoma City park to help re-establish the animal's population ...

Prairie dogs are a big part of what makes Colorado special. They’re a native animal we see all the time, and they do a lot of good for our grasslands. They are what we call a “keystone species,” which ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Prairie dogs play an important role in nutrient cycling, adding to their list of beneficial services as ecosystem engineers. Earth ...

Last fall, I fell in love with prairie dogs on the American Prairie in Montana even though the hype for America’s Great Plains pointed me to bison. As impressive as North America’s largest land mammal ...

Prairie dogs start barking bloody murder and scramble for their burrows as a hawk glides fast and low over the colony. The emergency broadcast gives the rotund fur balls ample warning. For the raptor, ...

Editor’s note: This article has been updated to correct the group affiliations of Longmont residents who spoke to the City Council. The Longmont City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to refer a ...