Prairie dogs are keystone species, the rivets of grassland ecosystems. Their survival shows why biodiversity is vital to ...

Ensuring a vital population of black-tailed prairie dogs is key to the survival of the federally protected black-footed ferret, which the Fish and Wildlife Service has reintroduced into Wyoming. The ...

DENVER — As a way of controlling prairie dog populations, at least one private landowner got a law passed last year to allow him to reintroduce the black-footed ferret. Under a bill that won ...

Four Bethel residents are facing animal cruelty charges after more than 30 dogs and seven ferrets were found living in filthy conditions.According to a Clermont County spokesperson, the animals were ...

This story has been corrected to reflect that in 1967 black-footed ferrets were listed as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Preservation Act. The Endangered Species Act was not passed ...