Sentences with phrase «as prairie dogs»

Rural roadways wind through the countryside as prairie dogs pop up along the way to monitor your progress.

As prairie dogs graze and burrow, they act like giant earthworms, helping to fertilize and aerate hard - packed soils and prevent water erosion, important for maintaining a robust prairie habitat.

Obesity is easily prevented and somewhat difficult to treat as prairie dogs often become «hooked» on the diet which predisposed them to obesity.

In the United States, dachshunds were first used for hunting small game such as prairie dogs.

Come in and see for yourself how you can get back as much energy as the prairie dogs at the San Diego Zoo!

[6] As prairie dogs live in areas prone to environmental threats, including hailstorms, blizzards, and floods, as well as drought and prairie fires, burrows provide important protection for them.

Scientists have argued that protecting the habitat of key species — such as large carnivores that need expanses of land, or organisms such as prairie dogs on which many others depend — would shelter additional species, thus offering a bigger bang for the conservation buck.

The prairies of the Upper Missouri River Basin are home to iconic species such as the prairie dog and provide critical habitat for many grassland birds, but they are losing ground to food production and, increasingly, to bioenergy crops.

Some highlights: I can retain my studio space at SFAI for production, I'll continuing my gig as a prairie dog for Art21 Blog, and I'll dance the day away at San Francisco's Pride Parade.

Not exact matches

The black - footed ferret, never common, is about to flicker out and die as a species, victim of the poisons that are also wiping out the prairie dogs on which the ferret dines.

In the latest study, the team recorded the alarm calls as three similar - sized women wearing blue, yellow or green T - shirts walked past the prairie dogs 99 times.

Ultimately, the application will be limited — just selected populations of prairie dogs that are either in ferret territory or endangered themselves, such as the Utah prairie dog (C. parvidens).

An excerpt from Todd Wilkinson's latest book looks at the media magnate's almost evangelical efforts to save the prairie dog — a passion that has earned him converts to his cause as well as the enmity of his fellow ranchers

As was widely reported on social media, the U.S. is indeed going to use aerial drones to spread vaccine - laced pellets among prairie dogs to save endangered ferrets, although, contrary to some reports, no M&M s will be involved.

Fortunately, the mass communications system also evolved an escape mechanism, namely, yet another viewing of the video of the sensational dramatic prairie dog (often taxonomically miscategorized as a dramatic chipmunk).

Black - footed ferrets depend on prairie dogs as a source of food, but both species are being decimated by disease.

Because they eat as much as 7 percent of a ranch's forage, prairie dog eradication programs have been underway for decades in the American West.

At the turn of the century, as many as 5 billion prairie dogs occupied millions of acres of grass prairies across the West.

During a 4 - or 5 - hour estrus, a female prairie dog may mate with as many as 5 different males, allowing pups from the same litter to have different fathers.

The Black - footed Ferret has been listed as an endangered species since 1967; more than a half century of misguided predator control campaigns and efforts to eradicate prairie dogs from farm and ranch land decimated the population.

It relies on the prairie dog for food as well as shelter, taking prairie dog burrows as homes.

[12] According to them, prairie dog calls contain specific information as to what the predator is, how big it is and how fast it is approaching.

In 2000, the U.S. Department of the Interior declared the black - tailed prairie dog «warranted» for listing as a threatened species, however the secretary was «precluded from actually listing the species by more urgent concerns».

But Robson and the other writers appearing in this collection, such as Andrei Codrescu, whose essay reveals the bigotry of his father - in - law, or Terry Tempest Williams, who lambastes ranchers and lawmakers for their disregard of the value and rights of the prairie dog, are not in any way attempting to achieve balance or objectivity.

For herbivorous animals such as rabbits, guinea pigs, chinchillas and prairie dogs, grass hay should form the bulk of the diet.

For the past 30 years, the veterinarians and team at Arlington Park Veterinary Hospital have offered complete veterinary services to dogs; cats; tiny animals such as gerbils, guinea pigs, rabbits, and prairie dogs; and exotics in the NW suburbs and beyond.

animals such as gerbils, guinea pigs, rabbits, and prairie dogs; and exotics in the NW suburbs and beyond.

Growing and Mature Animals: Unlimited amounts Orchard Grass can be fed free choice to rabbits, guinea pigs, chinchillas, prairie dogs and other herbivores as an alternative to timothy, oat hay, and brome.

Feeding Directions Growing and Mature Animals: Unlimited amounts Timothy and Orchard blended hay grass can be fed free choice to rabbits, guinea pigs, chinchillas, prairie dogs and other herbivores as an alternative to timothy, oat hay, and brome.

Most prairie dogs sold in the pet market are harvested as babies from wild populations - perhaps this is why so many defy domestication.

As with respiratory disease, cardiac disease is also seen in prairie dogs.

As captive pets, it is essential to feed a diet that approximates what they eat in the wild in order to prevent dietary - related diseases such as obesity, malnutrition, and gastrointestinal disorders, which are among the more common health disorders in captive prairie dogAs captive pets, it is essential to feed a diet that approximates what they eat in the wild in order to prevent dietary - related diseases such as obesity, malnutrition, and gastrointestinal disorders, which are among the more common health disorders in captive prairie dogas obesity, malnutrition, and gastrointestinal disorders, which are among the more common health disorders in captive prairie dogs.

The endangered black - footed ferret, which preys nearly exclusively on prairie dogs, is struggling to recover as a species due primarily to the plague - related loss of their favorite food source.

A few other pets have lifespan averages a little above 5 years, such as rabbits, prairie dogs, anole lizards, flying squirrels, chipmunks, and ferrets.

Treats for herbivores, such as rabbits, guinea pigs, chinchillas, degus and prairie dogs, should be high in fiber and low in sugar and fat.

Move on to the Rolling Plains city's impressive outdoor education spots such as the River Bend Nature Center and a park with a designated prairie dog town.

Environmental groups insist that was the wrong move, given the prairie dog's role in the ecosystem as prey for larger animals.

«Prairie dogging» (speaking realistically about climate science) is about as big a career ender as it is on the prairie.

As it turns out, prairie dogs actually have one of the most sophisticated forms of vocal communication in the natural world, really not so unlike our own.

According to Dr. Con Slobodchikoff, who turned his vocalization analysis on the Gunnison's prairie dog of Arizona and New Mexico, the chirps these animals use as «alert calls» are actually word - like packages of information to share with the rest of the colony.

WildEarth Guardians has released a report grading states and federal agencies on their support of the cute critters and what they're doing to help keep the populations from shrinking further.Taking into consideration factors like habitat preservation, plague monitoring and conservation plans, the report card showed most states sitting below a B, with only Arizona and the National Park Service actually scoring a B. With all species declining and nearing threatened and endangered status, and the Mexican prairie dog currently listed as endangered, protection of this important animal is important.

Already facing challenges as the prairies — and prairie dog colonies (a favorite food item)-- are converted to agricultural and cattle grazing fields, Audubon's climate model now projects a significant shift (only 6 % remaining stable) and reduction (by 84 %) of summer climate space for this species.