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Prairie dogs are rodents and live in aggregations called towns or colonies in burrows which can be as much as 15 feet deep and 60 feet long and sometimes connect with other burrows. Prairie dogs use prairie and grassland habitat ranging from the mid-west to the western United States. They are considered a key indicator species for the health of prairie and grassland habitat. In the early 1900's humans eradicated prairie dogs and destroyed prairie dog habitat. Some people view prairie dogs as a pest and continue to poison and eradicate them. Ranchers see the prairie dog as a competitor for the grass that cattle eat, so they have poisoned prairie dogs with harmful chemicals that sometimes killed other animals. Also, many prairie dog towns have been plowed over for crop fields or destroyed for human development. Diseases, like, have also reduced prairie dog populations. Scientists estimated we have lost as much as 98% of the prairie dog habitat that once existed.
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The prairie dogs are endangered due to the plowing of their homes, totally covering them. Due to this the prairie dogs cannot get food and water. They are not endangered at a high level yet their population is dwindling. Some pet stores also sell them as pets.
Crawford Rodriguez
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Are prairie dogs endanged?
No, dogs are certainly not endangered. But, a type of a dog called: Mexican Prairie Dog is on the list. Yes they are endangered.
Are prairies endangered?
No, dogs are certainly not endangered. But, a type of a dog called: Mexican Prairie Dog is on the list. Yes they are endangered.
Why were prairie dogs important?
They provide food for the endangered black-footed ferret.
How can you stop endangering Prairie Dogs?
Prairie dogs, on the whole are not endangered, although some species of them could be considered to be threatened. That being said, prairie dogs are in the varmint/pest category in the eyes of many people who living in the areas prairie dogs normally populate and are a disease vector for bubonic plague.
What animals are in the prairie dog population?
The Black Footed Ferret. This Is Because That Prairie Dogs Are The Black Footed Ferret's Main Prey. And The Prairie Dogs Have Been Poisoned By Ranchers And Farmers. This Is The Main Reason Why The Black Footed Ferret Is Endangered. There Is No Other Animal In The Prairie Dog Population And Is All I Can Think Of.
Are prairie dogs scavengers?
No -- prairie dogs are herbivores.
How prairie dogs eats?
prairie dogs eats with their hands
Should prairie dogs be capitalized?
No, prairie dogs is not capitalized.
Do prairie dogs live on the prairie?
Well, of course they do, or else they wouldn't be called Prairie Dogs!
What are prairie dogs to owls?
owls to prairie dogs bullets to humans
Where exactly do prairie dogs live?
The prairie dogs live in the burrows.
Prairie dogs to owls are?
owls to prairie dogs bullets to humans
