Peer Review Plan: Retrospective Analysis and Modeling Evaluating Colony Persistence of Utah Prairie Dog (Cynomys parvidens)

The information from this modeling analysis help will inform a state-led conservation strategy and has potential to inform future species status review. The State of Utah plans to complete the conservation strategy in 2021.

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The Ecological Services Program works to restore and protect healthy populations of fish, wildlife, and plants and the environments upon which they depend. Using the best available science, we work with federal, state, Tribal, local, and non-profit stakeholders, as well as private land owners, to...
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Prairie dogs belong to the Sciuridae family of rodents, which also includes squirrels, chipmunks, and marmots. There are five species of prairie dogs, all of which are native to North America and all of which have non-overlapping geographic ranges (Hoogland 1995; Hoogland 2003). Taxonomically,...
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