SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah prairie dog — a species only found in southwest Utah — used to roam all over southwest Utah. It's a rodent similar to squirrels, chipmunks and marmots that can ...

PAROWAN, UT – In southern Utah, folks have just about had it with prairie dogs and the federal government. Residents say the rodent has reproduced so much that it's a complete nuisance.

(CN) – The federal government has the right to protect the prairie dog population on nonfederal land in Utah, even though locals consider the animal to be a nuisance, the 10 th Circuit ruled. People ...

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 ...

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At first glance, wide-open fields may look like just another stretch of Utah's vast landscape. But look a little closer, and you might spot signs of life — a colony of over 2,000 prairie dogs ...

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 ...

IRON COUNTY, Utah -- Several southern Utah towns are in a fight on two fronts. They are trying to contend with a growing prairie dog population that has caused millions of dollars of damage while ...

See About archive blog posts. SALT LAKE CITY — A new program to pay farmers and ranchers to protect Utah prairie dogs on their land may help finally push the threatened animals off the ...

White-tailed prairie dogs live in parts of Montana, Wyoming, Utah and Colorado. Gunnison’s prairie dogs eke out an existence in southern Colorado, and Utah prairie dogs live in, well ...

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 ...

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.