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In dogged pursuit: Company moves out animals

January 22, 2014 by PDP

Prairie dogs, those little furry critters populating parts of Clovis, are getting a new home and a free bubble bath 1-18-Prairie-Dogs3-253x300courtesy of the folks at Eco Solutions of Santa Fe.

Read more at:  Eco Solutions

News Tagged: black-tailed prairie dogs, colonies, Conservation, Endangered Species Act, humane pest control

Ken-Caryl looks at prairie dog issue

January 15, 2014 by PDP

JEFFERSON COUNTY —The Ken-Caryl Ranch Master Association is exploring options for dealing with the prairie dog population near the community’s Manor House property.Prairie Dogs

The more than 40-acre space near the Manor House, 1 Manor House Road, has seen an increase in the prairie dog population and some residents are glad the master association is beginning to take action.

“The whole purpose of open space is to protect it. When prairie dogs take over and destroy it, it has the opposite effect,” resident Marian Miaskiewicz said. Miaskiewicz’s property backs up to the Manor House open space and she said that there are several prairie dog holes in her backyard. She also said that they attract other animals such as snakes.

Read More at: Ken-Caryl

News Tagged: black-tailed prairie dogs, colonies, Conservation, humane pest control, keystone species, poison, Prairie Dog Coalition

Government’s War on Wildlife Called Out by Two Congressmen

January 11, 2014 by PDP

The hot seat just got hotter for the rogue agency that’s responsible for the cruel and indiscriminate killing of millions of animals every year in the U.S., following a request for an investigation and congressional review made by two senators.3067147.large

Wildlife Services (WS) began as Animal Damage Control, which started out killing pests and added predators to its list of targets in 1914. The agency has since expanded its services and has continued killing hundreds of thousands of native animals every year under the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).

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News Tagged: Conservation, Endangered Species Act, humane pest control, keystone species, predators, shooting

Congressmen question costs, mission of Wildlife Services agency

January 8, 2014 by PDP

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s inspector general will investigate a federal agency whose mission is to exterminate birds, coyotes, mountain lions and other animals that threaten the livelihoods of farmers and ranchers.

The investigation of U.S. Wildlife Services is to determine, among other things, “whether wildlife damage management activities were justified and effective.” Biologists have questioned the agency’s effectiveness, arguing that indiscriminately killing more than 3 million birds and other wild animals every year is often counterproductive.

Read more:  Wildlife

News Tagged: Conservation, Endangered Species Act, humane pest control, keystone species

Conservation, Animal Welfare Groups to Forest Service: Reject Prairie Dog Poisonings on Thunder Basin

January 2, 2014 by PDP

Conservation and animal welfare organizations have joined forces to submit written comments urging the U.S. Forest Service to consider an alternative plan to poison prairie dog colonies on Wyoming’s Thunder Basin National Grassland within ¼ mile of private or state land.

The Humane Society of the United States, Biodiversity Conservation Alliance, Defenders of Wildlife, WildEarth Guardians and others are leaders in this initiative that would save an estimated 16,000 prairie dogs.

In 2009, after years of planning and public input, officials set aside 85,000 acres in the Thunder Basin National Grassland as an area where prairie dogs would be protected from poisons and shooting. Today, this area contains the best prairie dog habitat on any National Grassland in America, but the U.S. Forest Service’s proposed plan would shrink this protected area by 22,000 acres.

Lindsey Sterling Krank, director of the Prairie Dog Coalition of The HSUS stated, “The Forest Service has to find a non-lethal and humane way to manage prairie dogs on Thunder Basin rather than spending taxpayer dollars on poison. The public and our nation’s wildlife deserve better.”

Read more:  HSUS

News Tagged: black-tailed prairie dogs, Conservation, humane pest control, keystone species, Prairie Dog Coalition

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