The Utah prairie dog is a small rodent found only in the southwestern United States, primarily in southern Utah. It lives in large colonies and plays a vital role in the ecosystem by aerating the soil ...

A Steamboat Springs resident for 52 years and a retired middle school science teacher, Winston Walker is among many ...

The Sharp-tailed Grouse Advisory Committee has recommended the DNR resume a hunting season for the species this fall. If approved, it would be the first such season since 2018.

The University of Idaho on Friday released the finalized results of its 10-year study looking into the impacts of grazing on ...

A new book traces the environmental collapse of a crucial ecosystem and how its return could fight climate change.

Prairie dogs are chatty creatures. The animals have a variety of calls to alert each other to the presence of predators, each of them distinct based on the nature of the threat. Now, researchers from ...

Grassland Bird Species to Know When you think of the historic Great Plains, you probably imagine vast herds of bison grazing ...

These findings suggest that responsible public land grazing can continue without harming sage-grouse,” a University of Idaho ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Prairie dogs are the Paul Reveres of the Great Plains: They bark to alert neighbors to the presence of ...