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 ...

Matt Rogers has used the Game, Fish and Parks prairie dog control program for three years and it has been successful on his pasture ground. Matt Rogers used the South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks ...

No widespread protection, but prairie dogs have at least 1 friend The prairie dog, reviled by landowners and rejected in most parts for potential protection as a threatened or endangered species, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

LINCOLN, Neb. - A new plan to manage prairie dogs on federal land in northwestern Nebraska and central and southwestern South Dakota could be in use by the end of the month. The plan will allow more ...

Following recent euthanizing of prairie dog colonies in Fort Collins, citizens are asking about relocation options and better communication when the decisions are made. City staff, however, say there ...

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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 ...