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Posted Fri May 9 2008: from Salt Lake Tribune: Beleaguered Utah prairie dog needs greater protection, or faces extinction http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1210333456 In the third management area, its supposed stronghold in the West Desert, numbers will quickly plummet if plans go through to translocate some of the largest remaining populations, such as at the Cedar Ridge golf course in Cedar City. While FWS rallied for the condor, crane and ferret, the agency has turned its back on the Utah prairie dog. It refers to Utah prairie dogs as a nuisance, characterizes its numbers as exploding in the spring (although scientists report low reproduction rates), and allows hundreds to be moved every year. Fewer than 10 percent of the animals survive translocation. They are simply being thrown away. [Read more stories about: rights of nature] New!: No reader quips yet -- be the first! Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

The ApocaDocs say: Pesky endangered species. Wish the EPA and FWS would just get rid of 'em. NEXT> More stories: Evangelicals press to fight global warming Common Herbicide Disrupts Human Hormone Activity In Cell Studies (Beleaguered Utah prairie dog needs greater protection, or faces extinction) Law firm vows to sue if U.S. links climate to polar bear Metal pollution is toxic for endangered eels Want to explore more? Try the PaniCloud!

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