Other animals benefit from their labors. Burrows may be shared by snakes, burrowing owls, and even rare black-footed ferrets, which hunt prairie dogs in their own dwellings. Family groups (a male ...

A retired professor told a Wyoming legislative committee Thursday that shooting prairie dogs is “psychopathic.” That raised ...

"Poppy the Prairie Dog is an irresistibly cute and playful prairie dog who loves to explore and share her adorable antics. She'll warm your heart with her daily adventures, from fun playtime to ...

These voracious predators hunt them in their own burrows, and take shelter in abandoned prairie dog dwellings. Many prairie dog towns became ghost towns as populations underwent a 20th century ...

In Colorado, prairie dogs can be legally hunted with a proper license during their hunting season. While some towns have stricter rules, in general, private landowners are free to manage prairie ...