Prairie dogs live in underground burrows, extensive warrens of tunnels and chambers marked by many mounds of packed earth at their surface entrances. Burrows have defined nurseries, sleeping ...

Prairie dogs' sociable nature allows them to form close-knit family groups and work cooperatively to warn of danger through a variety of barks. It's these calls that earned the prairie dog its name — ...

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

Ecosystem services provided by prairie dogs include recharging groundwater, aerating soil, sequestering carbon, cycling nutrients, spreading seeds, preventing desertification, and creating fire breaks ...

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 ...