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 ...

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

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

the government argued “urban rodent” refers to mice and rats and that the carve-out was meant to protect pest management companies from competition. In the third suit, Prairie Protection was joined by ...

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

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

DESCRIPTION: The black-tailed prairie dog is a daytime-active, medium-sized rodent, ranging in length from 12 to 15 inches, including a three- to four-inch tail. Its weight ranges from 1.5 to three ...

“It can take just one infected flea.” One common carrier is a widely loved, misnamed rodent: the prairie dog. Plague-bearing fleas thrive in the warm burrows of prairie dog colonies then seek ...