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[17] [18] In Minnesota, legislation has been proposed on six occasions to adopt the eastern timber wolf as the state animal. [19] In 2013, Colorado listed rescue dogs and cats as the state pet, [20] [21] [22] as did Tennessee in 2014 [23] and Delaware in 2023 replacing the Golden Retriever. [24]
Prairie dog tunnel systems channel rainwater into the water table, which prevents runoff and erosion, and can also change the composition of the soil in a region by reversing soil compaction that can result from cattle grazing. Prairie dog burrows are 5–10 m (16–33 ft) long and 2–3 m (6.6–9.8 ft) below the ground. [20]
Gunnison's prairie dog, Cynomys gunnisoni; White-tailed prairie dog, Cynomys leucurus; Black-tailed prairie dog, Cynomys ludovicianus; Northern flying squirrel, Glaucomys sabrinus; Thirteen-lined ground squirrel, Ictodomys tridecemlineatus; Yellow-bellied marmot, Marmota flaviventris; Cliff chipmunk, Neotamias dorsalis; Least chipmunk ...
The natural habitat of eastern Colorado was the shortgrass prairie. Over the past 150 years, much of the land was used for agriculture. Of the 40% of the remaining shortgrass prairie, much of it is degraded and fragmented due to neighboring cities, towns, and farms. [2] The area has thriving prairie dog colonies. [3]
Prairie dogs have been a popular attraction at the zoo since the original exhibit first opened in 1980. The zoo will host all 16 donors to the “Prairie Pals” campaign in a special celebration ...
Prairie dogs are gaining popularity as pets, but before you embark on getting your own, keep in mind that the creatures to not have a long history of domestication like dogs or even other rodents ...
The presence of the prairie dogs have been a concern for decades. In 1985, as developers prepared to bulldoze dozens of acres to make way for new homes, the prairie dog fields had already become a ...
The decline in prairie dogs has significantly impacted many of the other animals that reside in the shortgrass prairie, including the black-footed ferret, whose diet relies on prairie dogs. Other animals negatively affected by the decline of prairie dogs are the mountain plover , swift fox , ferruginous hawk and the burrowing owl.