Prairie Dogs

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Wild Prairie Dog Information

Prairie Dogs As Pets

Prairie Dogs and Monkeypox

Wild Prairie Dog Information

http://www.desertusa.com/dec96/du_pdogs.html
A very informative site by DesertUSA on the wild prairie dog.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/burrow/index.html
An informative site by National Geographic Magazine on the wild prairie dog.

http://www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/smithsonian/issues98/mar98/prairie.html
A Smithsonian Magazine article detailing the plight of the wild prairie dog.
 

http://www.ngpc.state.ne.us/wildlife/pdogs.html
The site of Nebraska Game and Parks Commission detailing the wildlife of the state with a special page on prairie dogs.

http://www.rsr.org/prairiedogs.html
The site for Remote Sensing Research Inc. that has done prairie dog population studies since 1994 using large-scale aerial photography.

http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/nature/wild/mammals/prairie.htm
Information about prairie dogs from the Texas Parks & Wildlife site.

http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/cynoludo.htm
A very informative site about wild prairie dogs in Texas.

http://www.pbs.org/kratts/world/na/pdogs/index.html
For kids:  This is the PBS site with the Kratt Brothers offering great information on prairie dogs in a kid friendly format.

http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/prairie_dog.html
For kids: A good site for kids to explore the many animals of our planet including prairie dogs.

Prairie Dogs As Pets

http://www.prairiedog.info/index.htm
An extensive site detailing all areas of keeping prairie dogs as pets.

http://exoticpets.about.com/cs/prairiedogs/a/aa040803a.htm
A very informative site about keeping prairie dogs as pets.

http://www.prairiedogregistry.com/index.php?name=EZCMS&menu=3&page_id=2
A must read for all prairie dog pet owners.

http://www.petcarevabeach.com/prairie.html
More information on keeping prairie dogs as pets.

http://www.animalsexotique.com/prairpet.html
An often sarcastic, but very informative article on the care of prairie dogs in captivity.

http://www.jogena.com/central
This site by Prairie Dog Cental gives information on the care of prairie dogs as pets as well as information about them in the wild.

Prairie Dogs and Monkeypox

http://exoticpets.about.com/cs/prairiedogs/a/monkeypoxfinal.htm
An article explaining the current ban on the sale/trade of prairie dogs due to the monkeypox outbreak.

http://birds.miningco.com/cs/prairiedogs/a/monkeypoxfinal.htm
A recent article detailing the ban on prairie dog sales due to the monkeypox.