🌾 “Prairie dogs are ecosystem engineers. As they go about their lives, they change their surroundings in ways that provide shelter, food and even nurseries for other species. On the grasslands of Montana, prairie dog colonies are islands of biodiversity. . . . 🌾 “Their burrows provide homes for many animals, including burrowing owls, badgers, swift fox, tiger salamanders, gopher snakes and black-footed ferrets, to name a few. The closely-cropped grass lawns they keep around their colonies are

The prairie dogs of Thunder Basin National Grassland desperately need your help! A recent proposal by the U.S. Forest Service will allow prairie dogs to be poisoned and shot in the last area in Thunder Basin where they're protected, which will devastate the entire ecosystem. Click the link below in our comments to take action and help save them now! | Defenders of Wildlife

Did you know? Prairie dogs are named for their habitat and warning calls, which sound similar to a dog's bark. [VID: Compilation footage of prairie dogs] | Nature | PBS