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28 April 2008 at 9:17 p.m.
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daisyday (Anonymous) says…
prairie dogs do not "spawn" like no other. prairie dogs have about three dogs a year and not all of those survive. due to hunting and development, prairie dog populations have declined drastically and the gunnison prairie dog is a formal candidate for the endangered species act. this is not a species that is all over the place, although it should be. prairie dogs are a key species in the prairie ecosystem. numerous other species depend on them for food and shelter, including the endangered black-footed ferret, burrowing owl, swift fox, as well as rabbits, hawks, eagles, etc. without prairie dogs, there is very little life on the prairie - and i have seen cases of this in various natural areas. the city will poison all the prairie dogs and after that you no longer see rabbits or fox or hawks. everything goes away and all you have is grass.
my dad (a conservative hunter) used to shoot prairie dogs for years but the he realised how important (and misunderstood) they actually are and wont shoot them anymore. i wish more people would start learning about prairie dogs rather than believing things they think are true but arent.
On Do you think there should be a ban on shooting prairie dogs?