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A small prairie dog with a big attitude is going viral near San Antonio — and the internet can’t stop cheering him on.

A ferret is released into a prairie dog burrow at the Southern Plains Land Trust in Lamar, Colo. Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025 (Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Ryan Jones) LAMAR — Hours after being released ...

Colorado Parks and Wildlife conservation biologist Ed Schmal uses a spot light to search for black-footed ferrets among the praire dog towns Wednesday night, Oct. 22, 2025, on the Walker Ranch west of ...

Prairie dogs are dying in northern Arizona, and officials are concerned the cause could be the plague. Coconino County Health and Human Services recently received a report of a prairie dog die-off on ...

City will continue to use lethal control methods and maintain a pilot program that helps landowners pay for barriers.

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 ...

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 ...

Getty Image Prairie dog advocates in the state of Colorado are up in arms over the recent issues with coyotes. According to ...

When you come across the name of an animal, you usually expect it to describe something true about its behaviour, appearance or origins, yet many names tell a very different story. You may picture a ...

Read full article: Gainesville mother who drowned baby in bathtub said she was afraid of losing custody of child, police say WASHINGTON – Prairie dogs are the Paul Reveres of the Great Plains: They ...