Utah prairie dogs have tripled in population since 1971.
A prairie dog barks near, Cedar City, Utah, on Aug. 6, 2015. The Division of Wildlife Resources has recommended that the Utah prairie dog be removed from the endangered species list.Utah prairie dogs are making a comeback — so much so that the Division of Wildlife Resources is recommending the animal be removed from the endangered species list.
Its delisting is “probably, quite honestly, years away,” said Kim Hersey, the mammal conservation coordinator with the DWR. “What we’re doing is trying to make the case for delisting and putting forward a plan that will manage the Utah prairie dog after delisting.”Utah prairie dogs are only found in southwestern Utah, in areas like Buckskin Valley in Iron County, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
“We’re really laying out what population sizes we’ll manage, where we’ll manage for them, and how we’ll address the threats to the species like plague, habitat loss,” Hersey said. While the species remains on the list, the DWR has a trapping and relocation program for the species.
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