Much anxiety and interest have been buzzing around on social media and local conversations about the possible extermination of native prairie dogs from John Stiff Memorial Park in Amarillo. In one ...

Six years ago, when my wife and I came to Lubbock, I often went to the Carillo Family Recreation Area at the intersection of Baylor Street and Avenue N to enjoy the colorful green park and beautiful ...

(WXYZ) — A highly anticipated new area at the Detroit Zoo is set to open this spring. According to zoo officials, the Fred and Barbara Erb Discovery Trails will ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Happy Monday, Oklahoma! Here are a few topics we went over on today’s show. Nebraska took over OKC for March Madness The Nebraska Cornhuskers came out on top and advanced to the ...

Last fall, I fell in love with prairie dogs on the American Prairie in Montana even though the hype for America’s Great Plains pointed me to bison. As impressive as North America’s largest land mammal ...

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There's a new animal that visitors can meet up close and personal at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden. The zoo announced the arrival of Rye, a "cuddly" prairie dog and the newest ambassador ...

Prairie dogs rely on highly specific alarm calls to survive in exposed grassland ecosystems. Research shows that their vocalizations can encode information about predator type, size, and even human ...

BRUSH PRAIRIE, Wash. — For nearly four decades, Brush Prairie, Washington dog handler Andy Linton has pursued what he calls "the Super Bowl of dog shows," the Westminster Kennel Club best in show ...

Pennsylvania has their Punxsutawney Phil, a groundhog who has forecast weather every February 2 for generations, so it seemed appropriate that West Texas should have a pint-size Prairie Dog Pete to ...