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You'd think it would be easy to persuade people to protect prairie dogs. Not only are they a keystone species, with nine other species directly dependent on them for survival, but they're also irresistibly cute, with big eyes and big personalities. ~Lindsey Sterling Krank, ALL ANIMALS, The Humane Society
Colorado Prairie Dogs
Colorado is home to three prairie dog species: the black-tailed, white-tailed, and Gunnison’s prairie dog. Although there are similarities among the species, each is unique in its habitat requirements, and social and conservation needs. Concern about prairie dog populations stem from apparent declines in distribution caused by multiple factors, but most notably plague which is a non-native disease spread by fleas.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) health and research teams have made amazing strides in developing a plague vaccine for prairie dogs and CPW uses a dust insecticide to reduce flea densities on prairie dog colonies to protect against plague outbreaks in important conservation areas.
The Human Society wild life protection director Lindsey Sterling Krank and her team spent three months relocating, trapping, and digging artificial burrows. By the end of the project, the team had saved 557 prairie dogs. Roughly a dozen Prairie Dogs escaped because they could not be caught at Sterling Krank's site in Boulder, Colorado. Across the planet over two-thirds of wildlife have been lost in the last 50 years.
How can we try to save animals without breaking our own hearts? ~Lindsey Sterling Krank
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From Two Miles High and Six Feet Under
"In spite of all the bad things I've said about Leadville, some nice people live here," Sarah said."They came together to build the Ice Palace. Just for the joy of saying , "Look at what we built. It will all be gone in the spring, but for now look at what we did."
"The world has never seen anything like it," Sarah laughed. "The people are proud of what they accomplished. and they should be. We shouldn't let a few bad apples ruin what the town built.
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You'd think it would be easy to persuade people to protect prairie dogs. Not only are they a keystone species, with nine other species directly dependent on them for survival, but they're also irresistibly cute, with big eyes and big personalities. ~Lindsey Sterling Krank, ALL ANIMALS, The Humane Society
Colorado Prairie Dogs
Colorado is home to three prairie dog species: the black-tailed, white-tailed, and Gunnison’s prairie dog. Although there are similarities among the species, each is unique in its habitat requirements, and social and conservation needs. Concern about prairie dog populations stem from apparent declines in distribution caused by multiple factors, but most notably plague which is a non-native disease spread by fleas.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) health and research teams have made amazing strides in developing a plague vaccine for prairie dogs and CPW uses a dust insecticide to reduce flea densities on prairie dog colonies to protect against plague outbreaks in important conservation areas.
The Human Society wild life protection director Lindsey Sterling Krank and her team spent three months relocating, trapping, and digging artificial burrows. By the end of the project, the team had saved 557 prairie dogs. Roughly a dozen Prairie Dogs escaped because they could not be caught at Sterling Krank's site in Boulder, Colorado. Across the planet over two-thirds of wildlife have been lost in the last 50 years.
How can we try to save animals without breaking our own hearts? ~Lindsey Sterling Krank
Excerpt
From Two Miles High and Six Feet Under
"In spite of all the bad things I've said about Leadville, some nice people live here," Sarah said."They came together to build the Ice Palace. Just for the joy of saying , "Look at what we built. It will all be gone in the spring, but for now look at what we did."
"The world has never seen anything like it," Sarah laughed. "The people are proud of what they accomplished. and they should be. We shouldn't let a few bad apples ruin what the town built.
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www.amazon.com/Two-Miles-High-Feet-Under/dp/1478789565/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1TB313MK5GX1U&keywords=Two+Miles+High+and+Six+Feet+Under&qid=1649537764&sprefix=two+miles+high+and+six+feet+under%2Caps%2C331&sr=8-1