Utah Prairie Dog (Cynomys parvidens) The Utah prairie dog is a small rodent found only in the southwestern United States, primarily in southern Utah.

“Those little barks are very loud — they can carry quite a long way,” said co-author Andrew Dreelin, who also works for the Smithsonian. The long-billed curlew nests in short-grass prairie and ...

Arguably the most renowned wildlife in Colorado, the Rocky Mountain Elk, a member of the deer family, flourishes in the state’s lush forests. According to Colorado Parks & Wildlife, the early 1900s ...

Prairie Dog. Image via Unsplash Prairie dogs are small, burrowing rodents native to North America. Belonging to the genus Cynomys, they are part of the squirrel family and are known for their ...

The Arizona Game and Fish Commission will meet May 9 in Kingman, taking up a wide range of wildlife and conservation matters with local and statewide importance.

The landmark study, published in the pre-eminent scientific journal Nature, was led by Associate Professor Catherine Grueber from the School of Life and Environmental Sciences and a team of ...

Latin name: Cynomys ludovicianus Size: 1 to 3 pounds Texas habitat: The Panhandle and West Texas Mornings are busy in the black-tailed prairie dog colony in Brewster County’s Marathon Grasslands ...

Prairie dogs only belong to the Cynomys genus, live in North and Central America, and measure from 1 to 4 pounds in weight and 12 to 16 inches in length. These are just three of the main ways to ...

NatureWorks Black-Tailed Prairie Dog - Cynomys ludovicianus Clip | 16s The black-tailed prairie dog is a member of the squirrel family and is closely related to the ground squirrel.