CEDAR CITY, Utah — Spring has sprung ... of the general landscape and prairie dog populations. The counts, which have been conducted since 1976, track the threatened species across the state ...

While the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources does not manage prairie dogs, we are working with the Gariflied County Sheriff's Office to address the prairie dog holes at the track. With ...

PANGUITCH, Garfield County — A horse died after it stepped into a prairie dog hole and then flipped over a railing at a southern Utah horse racetrack ... around the track and she fell off.

The increasing use of the Endangered Species Act by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) places that agency on track ... pits man vs. dog. This story begins with the Utah prairie dog.

Multiple traps were set on a 20-acre parcel destined for new development, and staff from the Utah Division of Wildlife ... The division keeps track of prairie dog colonies by conducting regular ...

Utah — The government is offering private landowners money to protect southern Utah’s prairie-dog populations. Five landowners already have applied for a program that buys conservation ...

Utah prairie dogs are making a comeback — so much so that the Division of Wildlife Resources is recommending the animal be removed from the endangered species list. The Beehive State is home to ...

(Reuters) - Prairie dogs in Utah won a turf battle against property ... panel's decision overturning an earlier ruling and protecting the foot-long rodents, which property rights activists say ...

The Utah prairie dog was labeled "endangered" under federal law in 1973. By 1984, the species was upgraded to "threatened" status under the federal Endangered Species Act.

They are up against a foe with superior numbers: 3,435 Utah prairie dogs, give or take a few pups. And the critters have the law on their side.

Utah prairie dogs and environmentalists scored a win Wednesday with an appeals-court ruling that affirmed the federal government has broad power to protect threatened species. The 10th U.S ...

REUTERS - Prairie dogs in Utah won a turf battle against property ... panel's decision overturning an earlier ruling and protecting the foot-long rodents, which property rights activists say ...