They're cute and cuddly. They carry the plague. Prairie dogs also can rival the grass consumption of cattle, said Deena McDaniels, manager of the Natrona County Conservation District. The district has ...

The South Dakota Department of Agriculture has approved Rozol prairie dog bait for use in the state. South Dakota currently has several zinc phosphide products registered for prairie dog control.

A study of the genetic basis of plague immunity in prairie dogs has broad implications for conservation. From white-nose syndrome in bats to avian malaria in Hawaiian birds, introduced pathogens are a ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Prairie dogs are the Paul Reveres of the Great Plains: They bark to alert neighbors to the presence of predators, with separate calls for dangers coming by land or by air. “Prairie ...

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