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| In Utah, a Town Digs Deep to Battle Prairie Dogs By Jim Carlton - The Wall Street Journal - 05/06/2012 There are about 2,790 humans to defend their turf in this farming town. 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. Prairie dogs—simply "dogs" among locals—have invaded yards and lots, pockmarking lawns and gardens all around town. They have tunneled into a cemetery in a nearby town. Another indignity: The dogs' disregard for the small Parowan Airport, where they have dug tunnels under the runway, buckling it. More... |
| Gas development pushing pronghorn out of vital wintering grounds By Jeremy Hance - mongabay.com - 05/02/2012 Development of natural gas fields in Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem is pushing pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) out of crucial wintering grounds, a situation that could result in a population decline according to a new study in Biological Conservation. By tracking 125 female pronghorn over five years in Wyoming, researchers found that highest quality habitat had fallen by over 80 percent in two vast gas fields on land owned by the government's Bureau of Land Management (BLM). More... |
| Small burrowing owls attract big fascination By Judie Farnsworth - Victoria Advocate - 04/15/2012 Owl - the word invokes mental images of large bodied birds gazing aloofly from high overhead. Hisses, shrieks and hoots that echo through the night produce a feeling of "Wow." But then there are burrowing owls. Their plaintive "who whoooo," produces a reaction more like, "Awww." More... |
| Endangered black-footed ferret added to collection at Nature Center By Roger Steinbrock - City of Lawrence - 04/13/2012 Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department’s Prairie Park Nature Center has received a black-footed ferret for display. The ferret was received last weekend from the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Black-Footed Ferret Conservation Center in Wellington, Colo. The ferret, named Harlem, is approximately 6 years-old. It will be off display for two weeks while it gets acclimated to its new surroundings. More... |
| Crews "dust" prairie dog towns to help endangered ferrets By Kevin Woster - Rapid City Journal - 04/04/2012 Racing their ATVs through a prairie-dog town on federal grasslands north of Badlands National Park, members of Matt Kelly’s crew lurch to brief stops at each burrow and fire blasts of white powder into the holes. Precision is important. The insecticide being fired from the end of well-aimed wands by Kelly and his crew from Gopher Chokers pest control of Scenic is helping to save an endangered species. More... |
| Prairie dog transplant questioned By The Associated Press - The Ranger - 04/03/2012 Some Campbell County residents say they are concerned about plans by the U.S. Forest Service to transplant prairie dogs from one part of the Thunder Basin National Grassland to another in northeast Wyoming. U.S. Forest Service officials propose to move prairie dogs from Weston and Converse counties, saying that the animals carry plague. They said they want to move the rodents to reduce the possibility of transmitting the disease. More... |
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