Sentences with phrase «prairie dog habitat»

Modern prairie dog habitat has shrunk about 90 % in the last 100 years.

Tens of thousands of acres of prairie dog habitat was poisoned until 2006.

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The ferrets survive on a diet of mostly prairie dogs and had nearly gone extinct in the 1970s due to centuries of habitat loss, prey declines and plague.

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.

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.

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.

«These agencies are legally bound to protect our wildlife and habitat and most are failing miserably when it comes to prairie dogs.»

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.