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Forgotten Prairies

10,000 Birds

Nevertheless, the one question will remain as to why we toss this habitat aside as if we all collectively made a decision to pick one habitat and dismiss it. Well, the ongoing issues of land development, sport shooting, and the rancher’s war on these animals keeps prairie dog populations from ever booming.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Historically, these diseases have been studied only when they affect human populations or domestic animals. In 2003, I was in the sanctuary described in your article and collected samples from those dead animals. To the Editor: Re “ Ebola Imperils Gorilla Species in Congo Republic ” (news article, Dec. Karesh Bronx, Dec.