World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

Prairie dogs: the tiny architects of the Great Plains

Prairie dogs shape vibrant grassland ecosystems, and support biodiversity. Protecting these tiny architects is vital to the Great Plains.
Lincoln Journal Star

Prairie dog: chatter on the grasslands

If you ever have walked across a Nebraska prairie and noticed small dirt mounds dotting the landscape, heads popping from burrows and sharp barking, you likely have wandered into a prairie dog town.
The Gazette

Researchers use cutting-edge tech to track the continent’s most endangered mammal

A ferret is released into a prairie dog burrow at the Southern Plains Land Trust in Lamar, Colo. Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025 (Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Ryan Jones) LAMAR — Hours after being released ...
Sioux City Journal

Hunting prairie dogs in South Dakota

WINNER, S.D. | As we drove our four wheeler up to the edge of the prairie dog town we could see the little critters everywhere. By the time we unloaded, got set up and ready to shoot, there was nary a ...
The Gazette

Researchers in Colorado using cutting-edge tech to track the continent’s most endangered mammal

A ferret is released into a prairie dog burrow at the Southern Plains Land Trust in Lamar, Colo. Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025 (Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Ryan Jones) LAMAR — Hours after being released ...