A Fresh Battle In South Dakota's Prairie Dog War
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WALL, S.D. -- Here on the sun-parched prairie, where rain seems as rare as gold dust, the fight over federal grassland is unending, pitting the backers of the crowd-pleasing prairie dog against the supporters of the humble cow. This week, the Bush administration could open the door to poisoning m...
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KOHLER, Wis. -- The US Army used to use the acres now named Whistling Straits for anti-aircraft artillery practice.
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But they don&#39;t expect competition to cause violence as it did on Sunday in Wisconsin. Tensions are growing among Iowa hunters, who say they are having more trouble finding places to hunt because more land is being set aside for private use.
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MADISON, Wis.  - To the National Rifle  Association, John Kerry brings to mind a pink-bowed poodle --  and for the powerful gun lobby, calling someone a lapdog that  "don't hunt" is not a compliment.
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By JULIE ANN GRIMM, PHOTOS BY SHIH FA KAO  Bronze images of booted animals enlisted for Railyard fundraising  Statues: Project still lacks about $3.2 million  Droves of prairie dogs that once overran the Railyard park have long since been relocated to a wildlife refuge.
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THE PROBLEM: Bare dirt and prairie dog mounds on land where South Dakota ranchers say their cattle should be growing fat on grass.
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By Anna Staatz  By Anna Staatz  THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL  Kansas has only begun the fight in an ongoing water litigation case, Attorney General Paul Morrison said Monday.
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The Democratic Party's most powerful weapon is heading back into battle.
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A long-running battle in Kurdistan's hills flares up. Will it trigger a larger conflagration between the U.S. and Iran?
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A federal effort to quickly pinpoint and contain outbreaks of disease among livestock is coming under attack.
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Harding County wants a team of fossil hunters to return a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex named "Tinker" unearthed from northwest South Dakota in 1998. The suit alleges the team wrongfully and illegally removed the skeletal remains from county property.
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By Christina M. Woods, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Feb.
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The federal government will begin poisoning prairie dogs in southwestern South Dakota next week after reaching a deal with conservationists designed to protect the endangered black-footed ferret.
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By Beccy Tanner, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  May 29--WESTERN SEDGWICK COUNTY, Near Cheney -- On the banks of the Ninnescah, Don Distler walks near the river, noting the signs of wildlife -- and sometimes the lack of it.
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While biologists and politicians fight over whether the greater sage grouse should be labeled an endangered species, 10 Western states allow hunters to take aim at the reclusive, ground-dwelling bird.
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Federally owned lands are being transformed into the new playgrounds, and battlegrounds, of the American West.
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By Scott Waltman, American News, Aberdeen, S.D.  Feb. 12--The number of farms in South Dakota last year dropped by 100 compared to 2005, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture numbers.