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 ...

Ferrets will often use an abandoned prairie dog burrow as a home. According to the National Park Service (NPS), prairie dogs make up about 90% of a black-footed ferret’s food.

Over one hundred prairie dogs that live next to the Harvest Junction Village neighborhood in Longmont will likely be killed in March after the Homeowners Association board voted to move forward ...

US News Arizona patient dies of bubonic plague as health officials warn prairie dog die-off could signal outbreak By Priscilla DeGregory Published July 11, 2025, 3:31 p.m. ET ...

New research says long-billed curlews listen to alarm barks from prairie dog colonies to protect themselves from predators.