Wild Prairie Dogs

To help prairie dogs in the wild:

• Find places with naturally existing prairie dogs in your area.
• On public lands with natural habitat, work to improve it as native wildlife refuges.
• If the land is already protected, help the agency which is over-seeing the land.
• Just picking up litter is a big help and often all that is necessary.

Prairie dogs in the wild do not usually drink water. They normally get all they need from the grasses and weeds they eat. They are self sufficient and do not need care.
They are a keystone species with many other wildlife depending on them for food and shelter. Burrowing owls favorite nesting areas are prairie dog burrows because they cannot dig their own. Hawks and coyotes find prairie dogs to be easy prey and control the prairie dog population. If prairie dog colonies are eliminated, the coyotes go after larger prey such as livestock. The black-footed ferret, an endangered species, depends entirely upon black-tailed prairie dogs for sustenance.

Many years ago the buffalo and antelope found that the prairie dogs colonies provided the best grazing ground. Because the prairie dogs trim and fertilize the grasses, they grow faster and are more nutritous.

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Please make a donation to Prairie Dog Pals by clicking on the button below! All donations will be used for the preservation and protection of prairie dogs. Prairie Dog Pals is a non profit 501(c)3 organization and your donation is tax deductible.