They’re among the region’s most despised species, but some tribes, researchers and landowners are racing to save them.

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Prairie dogs aren’t dogs at all but are actually a species of ground squirrels. They are cousins of the squirrels we find in ...

These hardworking creatures are known to build intricate underground colonies. A typical colony contains an egg-laying queen ...

The sun hangs low over the horizon as a black pickup crunches the gravel road. As the truck comes to a stop, bright dark eyes ...

The City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks Department's (OSMP) public Prairie Dog Annual Meeting was held on Tuesday, ...

Burrow is a monitoring companion for Apache Kafka that provides consumer lag checking as a service without the need for specifying thresholds. It monitors committed offsets for all consumers and ...

Throughout the West, the burrows they use most commonly for nesting are in black-tailed prairie dog colonies. Owls depend on these mammals for maintaining the burrow structure for breeding success.

Some of these animals are found nowhere else on Earth. In this article, we'll explore 15 animals that are unique to the ...

If it weren't for the lack of success and likely missing out on a playoff spot at this point, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow would be the best clear challenger to Bills signal-caller ...