Monitoring Transplanted Populations of the Utah Prairie Dog
Flinders JT and Jacquart HC. 1985. Monitoring Transplanted Populations of the Utah Prairie Dog. Provo, UT
The Utah prairie dog (Cynomys parvidens) is the westernmost member of the genus. The range of the species is also the most restricted of all prairie dogs in the United States, found only in the southwestern quarter of Utah (Collier 1975). The Utah prairie dog was listed on the DOI list of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife until May 13, 1983. At this time the USFWS reclassified the Utah prairie dog to threatened status. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources began prairie dog transplants in 1972 as a way to help private landowners with increasing prairie dog populations without an emphasis on transplant success. Better results were achieved in later years wh4en emphasis was switched to transplant success (UPD Recover Plan, DWR 1983). This study will describe survival, dispersal and habitat interactions of transplanted Utah prairie dogs. Data obtained from this study will be used to improve success of future transplant operations for the species.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Flinders, Jerran; Jacquart, Howard
- Date of Issue
- 1985-03-28
- Units
- BRCA
- Keywords
- Agriculture, Animal Studies, Census, Cynomys parvidens, Mammals, Monitoring, Population, Rodents, Threatened-Endangered-Sensitive Animals, Translocation, Transplant, Utah Prairie Dog, Wildlife Management