Prairie Protection Colorado has sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture three times in six years for supporting lethal ...

These charismatic, rabbit-size rodents live on North America's prairies and open grasslands in only a fraction of their former numbers. Prairie dogs live in underground burrows, extensive warrens ...

Dear EarthTalk: "Are prairie dogs threatened or endangered these days?" – Joseph P., via email ...

Though black-footed ferrets sometimes eat squirrels, mice, and other rodents, prairie dogs are essential to their survival, making up the majority of the ferret diet. These voracious predators ...

Decades of research on the monogamous rodents have led to a better understanding of the so-called love molecule oxytocin, a hormone that studies have suggested is crucial for forming social bonds in ...

Even though prairie dogs are a keystone species across the West with shrinking population numbers, they are as-yet not federally protected.

The black-tailed prairie dog is an intelligent, sociable rodent that's a keystone species in the prairie ecosystem it calls home. This precocious little mammal is perfectly suited to its environment, ...

from the hairless tails of rats that are often longer than their bodies, to the short black-tipped tails of prairie dogs.

Neuroscientist Zoe Donaldson takes a different approach. She looks to fuzzy, palm-sized rodents called prairie voles. “From a neuroscientific perspective, love is the biological drive that allows us ...