Feds: Prairie dogs not endangered

Courtesy Outdoor Recreation News  Wed, 12/02/2009 - 17:32

Black-tailed prairie dogs have been denied protection under the Endangered Species Act after federal officials said the once-ubiquitous ground squirrels show signs of rebounding from decades of habitat loss, casual shootings and other pressures.


 

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