Though black-tailed prairie dogs have a long-standing reputation as pests, their ingenious tunnel systems and industrious prairie pruning make them one of the West’s primary ecosystem engineers.

An RCMP service dog was killed Thursday and a man is dead after a two-day-long police situation in northern Alberta involving a suspect who was believed to be armed and dangerous.

High Prairie RCMP are investigating after a dog was found suffering broken bones and its muzzle taped closed. Police say they were called Sunday after the dog, a collie cross, was found at the ...

Province books 20th consecutive surplus through innovative approach: spending within its means ...

RCMP from High Prairie and Alberta Health Services EMS both responded to a 911 call just after 5:30 p.m. When emergency crews arrived at the community, they found the boy dead in the yard of a home.

Close-up of a black-tailed prairie dog eating a blade of grass in Colorado on Sept. 22, 2020. ... Property records indicate the lot is owned by Alberta Anthology LLC.

The largest recorded prairie dog town covered some 25,000 square miles. That Texas town was home to perhaps four hundred million prairie dogs. Another prairie dog species, ...

Now, after almost 30 years of temporary prairie dog hunting bans, the U.S. Forest Service will permanently ban prairie dog hunting in an area of the Conata Basin in the Buffalo Gap National Grassla… ...

In a victory for environmental groups, a divided three-judge panel of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a redo of plans for prairie dog control on the 553,000-acre Thunder Basin ...

New research says long-billed curlews listen to alarm barks from prairie dog colonies to protect themselves from predators. The curlews nest in grasslands, where prairie dogs also live. Experts say ...

Following recent euthanizing of prairie dog colonies in Fort Collins, citizens are asking about relocation options and better communication when the decisions are made. City staff, however, say ...