(2014) also found a higher number of native plants within
prairie dog colonies compared to undisturbed areas.
Presence of both Active and Inactive Colonies of Prairie Dogs Contributes to Higher Vegetation Heterogeneity at the Landscape Scale
In 2010, thirty-two ranchers on the Western grasslands of South Dakota sued both the SDGFP and the South Dakota Department of Agriculture in state court for ongoing property damage allegedly caused by
prairie dog encroachment from federal lands.
THE LEGAL LANDSCAPE IS ROUGH COUNTRY FOR SOUTH DAKOTA RANCHERS WHO OPERATE ON FEDERAL LANDS
Back when Asia was connected to North America via a land bridge, Siberian ferrets crossed into North America and made their way onto the prairies where they discovered they could feast on
prairie dog colonies, which ranged from southern Canada to northern Mexico and from Utah to eastern Kansas.
Home on the Range
"Let's face it: The
prairie dogs are out there waiting for you," said Hoffman, whose stores (they also have a location in Mitchell, S.D.) carry a strong selection of youth-oriented hunting rifles.
Varmint & Predator Hunting: An In-Between Seasons Alternative
Hoogland found that
prairie dog killers and their offspring had fewer fleas than nonkillers and their offspring, "but this trend was not significant," he says.
Prairie dog predators
Prairie dogs work together to gather and share food with the rest of their family group.
A different kind of dog
The black-tailed
prairie dog is a keystone species from the grasslands of North America that can modulate the assemblages of small mammals within their colonies (Ceballos et al., 1999; Cully et al., 2010).
Serological survey of hantavirus in rodents from prairie dog ecosystems in Chihuahua, Mexico
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Prairie dogs are excellent models for a study of polyandry because they are easy to livetrap, mark, and observe.
Multiple mates increase reproductive success for female prairie dogs
Still, the most formidable challenge facing ferret recovery is whether suitable
prairie dog habitat will be available to achieve the objectives of establishing enough multiple, viable populations of black-footed ferrets in the wild.
Black-footed ferret recovery: are we there yet?
Cattle grazed all four sites, and three of the sites had other disturbances--either by fires or by
prairie dogs. Augustine found the highest densities of plovers were on the burned sites and among
prairie dog colonies.
Can livestock, prairie dogs, and fire coexist?
Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to list the black-tailed
prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus; BTPD) as threatened throughout its range (USFWS 1999, Van Putten & Miller 1999).
Estimating black-tailed prairie dog Cynomys ludovicianus distribution in Texas
At nearly 100 pages, Zack the
Prairie Dog is surprisingly longer than most children's picture books.
Zack the Prairie Dog
Black-footed ferrets once seemed locked in the eternal predator-prey dance with
prairie dogs. But as
prairie dog populations, once numbering in the hundreds of millions, were deeply reduced through poisoning and farming practices, ferret numbers too began losing ground.
The running country: at first glance, South Dakota's Badlands National Park might seem as still as stone, but look closely, wait patiently, and watch it dance
Ferrets occur exclusively on
prairie dog Cynomys sp.
Home-range size and spatial organization of black-footed ferrets Mustela nigripes in South Dakota, USA