Try these five easy day trips from Rapid City, South Dakota. Discover wildlife, cross-country ski trails, old mine towns, and more.

We have made it to our final road trip destination–– Badlands National Park in South ... followed by the most memorable stop at a prairie dog feeding ground, and then a visit to the infamous ...

One of the most endangered mammals in North America, the black-footed ferret has been reintroduced to Badlands National Park as part of conservation efforts. Prairie Dogs. Image via depositphotos.

Tofino is well known as one of the best spots to surf in Canada, but it’s a haven for outdoorsy folks of all stripes with its ...

The badlands stretch toward infinity under that impossibly blue ... the rocks, and perhaps a curious prairie dog or two. Weekends bring more visitors, but nothing approaching the crowds you’d ...

Prairie dogs. Image by jinterwas from Netherlands, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Known for its rolling plains, rugged ...

Twelve prairie dog pups are now on display at Boston's Franklin Park Zoo, officials announced Friday. Pups are born blind and ...

BOSTON (WPRI) — Those taking a trip to Franklin Park Zoo will be able to see a dozen new furry faces. Now that it’s spring, Prairie dog pups begin emerging from their underground burrows, and this ...

But for the Division of Wildlife Resources, spring signals something else entirely — the annual prairie dog count, taking place just 20 miles north of Cedar City. At first glance, wide-open ...