New research shows prairie dogs play an outsized role in nutrient cycling, adding to their list of beneficial services as ecosystem engineers. Soil nutrients support plants, and the animals who ...

This is a classic example of eavesdropping: the prairie dogs are only trying to communicate to their own kind, but the ...

European settlers likened the American prairie to a boundless “sea of grass.” If you zoom in to the perspective of the thousands of species that inhabit this under-appreciated landscape, however, it’s ...

The Longmont City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to refer a citizen-initiated revision of the city’s prairie dog code to staff for formal review. The action advances all proposed changes regarding ...