Prairie dogs aren’t dogs at all but are actually a species of ground squirrels. They are cousins of the squirrels we find in our backyards. Prairie dogs live in big social groups called prairie dog ...

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 ...

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 ...

1925: That the prairie dog, a pest of the Arizona range country, was brought here by some of the early tourists is the statement of Ed Whipple of Flagstaff. He and the late McMillan had threshed the ...

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The prairie dog caught in Trap 69 was angry. And who could blame her? After waking up in her burrow on a mid-September morning, she’d waddled innocently outside for a breakfast of mini marshmallows ...

They’re among the region’s most despised species, but some tribes, researchers and landowners are racing to save them. The prairie dog caught in Trap 69 was angry. And who could blame her? After ...