The sylvatic plague, first introduced to the United States in the early 1900s, infects ferrets and prairie dogs through fleas ...

The sylvatic plague, first introduced to the United States in the early 1900s, infects ferrets and prairie dogs through fleas, killing the ferrets directly and wiping out their food sources.

State wildlife officials are ecstatic after September survey at May Ranch turns up good endangered species news.

AWI is partnering with the Humane Society of the United States on emergency disease mitigation in South Dakota’s Conata Basin, home to the world’s largest remaining colony of black-tailed prairie dogs ...

It's also crucial to keep pets away from rodent-prone areas, such as prairie dog colonies, and store their food in secure, rodent-proof containers to prevent contamination and subsequent exposure to ...

Environmentalists say the Thunder Basin National Grassland is one of a few places in the world with ample black-tailed ...

Ferrets are a predator that primarily eat prairie dogs — but that food source grew scarcer due to plague, habitat loss and humans poisoning prairie dogs, which are considered pests by farmers ...

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