Prairie Dog Coalition

10/16/2026

Come see us this Saturday, October 17th 12-4pm at NoCo Wildlife Center Trunk or Treat at the Holiday Twin Drive-in at 2206 S. Overland Trail, Ft. Collins, CO. It is FREE! Just be sure to register for an arrival time slot - https://www.nocowildlife.org/trunk-or-treat.

Hope to see you there!

10/12/2026

10/11/2026

Do you want to hear a fact about: 1) their complex communication system; 2) their engineering qualities; 3) their burrow systems; or 4) their keystone species status???

10/07/2026

It is hard to compete with such an adorable and important keystone species as well as an ecosystem engineer... 

09/27/2026

Don’t we all? *sigh* well, what is your favorite fact about prairie dogs? 

09/26/2026

Happy Black-Footed Ferret Day!

Once thought extinct, the black-footed ferret is making a comeback—but its future depends on prairie dogs.

Ferrets rely on prairie dogs for food and their burrows for shelter. Simply put: no prairie dogs, no black-footed ferrets.

Today we celebrate this remarkable species—and the prairie dog ecosystems that make its recovery possible.