Valles Caldera’s prairie dog ecology study

March 13, 2018 by PDP

One of Prof. John Hoogland’s students, Mariana Rodriguez (a local resident here in the Jemez Mts.) has constructed a website about the Valles Caldera’s prairie dog ecology study. Check it out at: https://prairiedogpals.org/dating-a-bi-sexual/

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Please feel free to pass along to any interested parties!

Cheers,

Bob

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Dr. Robert R. Parmenter

Division Chief, Science and Resource Stewardship

Valles Caldera National Preserve

National Park Service

P.O. Box 359, https://prairiedogpals.org/disabled-seniors-dating/

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Office: 575-829-4850; Cell: 505-699-6203

Email: robert_parmenter@nps.gov

Website: https://www.nps.gov/vall/index.htm

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