Even as the black-tailed prairie dog is being considered for Endangered Species Act protection by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Environmental Protection Agency is considering approving a ...

Prairie dogs aren't federally recognized as endangered. But activists are working to conserve them, launching a wide range of ...

May 25 - A district judge Wednesday refused to dismiss a lawsuit that claims the state is doing little to protect animals that room with prairie dogs from illegal poisoning. Judge Frank Dubofsky ruled ...

Some relied on prairie dogs for nourishment during thin times, or used them as a ceremonial food. But European settlers were remarkably effective at shooting and poisoning prairie dogs and plowing ...