The University of Idaho on Friday (June 13, 2025) released the finalized results of its 10-year study looking into the impacts of grazing on greater sage grouse populations. The study concluded that ...

Conservationists went to dramatic lengths to save the birds, including pumping boiling hot water into the ground to ward off ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

New research says long-billed curlews listen to alarm barks from prairie dog colonies to protect themselves from predators.

For decades, a population of grouse in south-central Wyoming and northwest Colorado has been identified as Columbian ...

Can private ecosystem markets protect the lesser prairie-chicken’s habitat when federal regulation has either failed or may ...

For decades, a population of grouse in south-central Wyoming and northwest Colorado has been identified as Columbian sharp-tailed grouse, the same ...

For decades, a population of grouse in south-central Wyoming and northwest Colorado has been identified as Columbian ...

When it comes to impressing the ladies, greater sage-grouse males know that smooth dance moves trump combative posturing.