Prairie dogs are keystone species, the rivets of grassland ecosystems. Their survival shows why biodiversity is vital to ...
When people would decide to manage prairie dogs by using gas or poison, they run the risk of hurting other creatures that were probably in those burrows, which could effect the ecosystem, ...
WASHINGTON — 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 dogs ...
Prairie dogs play an important role in nutrient cycling, adding to their list of beneficial services as ecosystem engineers. Earth is made of cycles. If you think back to high school Earth science ...
There were 84 animals seized altogether — including three prairie dogs, three hedgehogs ... during two search warrants at the home of Linda Hickey in Warwick. The Warwick Valley Humane Society helped ...
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said authorities have now seized 190 neglected animals from a filthy house in upstate New York since last year.
LA PLATA COUNTY, N.M. — Health officials in southern Colorado are warning the recent deaths of prairie dogs may be tied to a report of possible plague in the county. La Plata County officials are ...
A mass die-off of prairie dogs in a Colorado county has health officials concerned that it could be the plague.La Plata County Public Health Department (LPCPH) announced Monday that it was ...