Who will stand up for the prairie dog as their populations shrink?
February 3rd, 2009 |
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Yesterday was Groundhog Day, but what about Prairie Dog Day? The prairie dog—the "groundhog of the West"—could use a little attention these days. All five species of prairie dogs are on the decline, and their habitat has practically disappeared, now standing at less than 10 percent their historic ranges. Just 100 years ago, the prairie [...]
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Eight Things You Didn’t Know About Groundhogs
February 1st, 2013 |
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Happy Groundhog Day! Today is the day each year in which we look towards a giant rodent to find out how much more winter we’ll have to endure. This year, we probably know the answer: winter hasn’t been very wintery, even for Los Angeles. Raleigh, on the other hand, is freezing for this LA boy. [...]
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7 Things You Didn’t Know About Groundhogs
February 2nd, 2012 |
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Happy Groundhog Day! Today is the day each year in which we look towards a giant rodent to find out how much more winter we’ll have to endure. This year, we probably know the answer: winter hasn’t been very wintery, even for Los Angeles. Which, well, isn’t ever really wintery at all. According to tradition, [...]
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