TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) - University of Arizona researchers have uncovered that black-tailed prairie dogs may play a significant role in wildfire prevention. These prairie dogs eat vegetation, create ...

The Arizona Game and Fish Department took 60 prairie dogs out of northern Mexico last year for release into Southern Arizona—but Mexican conservationists say they didn’t have the prairie dogs to spare ...

Prairie dogs are dying in northern Arizona, and officials are concerned the cause could be the plague. Coconino County Health and Human Services recently received a report of a prairie dog die-off on ...

An Arizona resident has died from the bubonic plague as health officials warned that a prairie dog die-off in the region could signal an outbreak of the lethal illness. The person died at Flagstaff ...

Coconino County officials are investigating and collecting fleas for testing after a pairie dog die-off. Residents are advised to take precautions to avoid exposure to the plague, including using flea ...

This video is adorable anyone, if only to think of someone in Japan with a pet prairie dog listening to Feist, but one of the comments on the YouTube page is nearly as enjoyable: I am not confident of ...