Community | July 18, 2009 | 1 comment

Prairie dogs fighting plague

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Sylvatric plague has been found in a colony of prairie dogs in Badlands National Park, and officials will continue a program began last year to dust colonies with insecticide to halt the spread of the disease.

While there is some concern about people and pets coming in contact with the disease, it's the basin's protected black-footed ferret population that faces the most risk.
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