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Stop Prairie Dog Poisonings!
Target: U.S. Forest ServiceSponsored by: Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund
The Forest Service wants to make it easier to poison and kill prairie dogs on the American plains -- risking creatures like burrowing owls, hawks, swift fox, the critically endangered black-footed ferret and the complex balance of life on the American Prairie.
Widespread poisoning could kill tens of thousands of prairie dogs, which would jeopardize the continued recovery of the critically imperiled black-footed ferret, the most endangered mammal in North America.
The public has 45 days to comment on this proposal - the deadline is in July. Take action now! Your comments will be most effective if they are personalized. Tell federal officials why you think prairie dogs -- and our grassland ecosystem -- should be protected.
Widespread poisoning could kill tens of thousands of prairie dogs, which would jeopardize the continued recovery of the critically imperiled black-footed ferret, the most endangered mammal in North America.
The public has 45 days to comment on this proposal - the deadline is in July. Take action now! Your comments will be most effective if they are personalized. Tell federal officials why you think prairie dogs -- and our grassland ecosystem -- should be protected.
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# 12,219:
7:10 am PDT, Jul 24,
Melissa Kramer, Illinois
# 12,218:
6:59 am PDT, Jul 24,
Jasmine Relling, New York
# 12,217:
6:50 am PDT, Jul 24,
Bobbi Frey, Pennsylvania
Sounds like a well thought out terrorist plan by the government to do away with the prairie dogs. Again shame on YOU for not valuing life in any form.
Sounds like a well thought out terrorist plan by the government to do away with the prairie dogs. Again shame on YOU for not valuing life in any form.
# 12,216:
6:32 am PDT, Jul 24,
Alanna Pitts, Michigan
# 12,215:
6:32 am PDT, Jul 24,
Mary Kindred, Kentucky
# 12,214:
6:18 am PDT, Jul 24,
Nina Fischesser, North Carolina
Hey, knock it off you schmucks! Don't you realize that the prairie dogs are endangered and should be protected from this type of cruel practice?!
Hey, knock it off you schmucks! Don't you realize that the prairie dogs are endangered and should be protected from this type of cruel practice?!
# 12,213:
5:02 am PDT, Jul 24,
Anita Gallers, Massachusetts
# 12,212:
4:51 am PDT, Jul 24,
CARLA J FREUDENBERG, Ohio
# 12,211:
4:39 am PDT, Jul 24,
Queinittra Toilolo, Hawaii
# 12,210:
3:56 am PDT, Jul 24,
Bernadette Clark, Pennsylvania
# 12,209:
3:55 am PDT, Jul 24,
Joe Pendze, Pennsylvania
# 12,208:
3:54 am PDT, Jul 24,
Jean Pendze, Pennsylvania
# 12,207:
3:53 am PDT, Jul 24,
Irene Pendze, Pennsylvania
# 12,206:
3:52 am PDT, Jul 24,
Charmaine Weston, Maryland
# 12,205:
3:51 am PDT, Jul 24,
Gary Yeritsian, California
# 12,204:
2:49 am PDT, Jul 24,
Miriam Walsh, Massachusetts
# 12,202:
11:47 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Mary Chalker, Alabama
# 12,201:
11:44 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Rebecca Chalker, Alabama
# 12,200:
11:38 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Ivette Cruz, Puerto Rico
# 12,199:
10:01 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Nathan Smart, Iowa
# 12,198:
9:55 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Jennifer Vaughn, Oregon
# 12,197:
9:52 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Emily MacDonald, Pennsylvania
# 12,196:
9:35 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Debra Bowers, Texas
Killing prairie dogs is suicide on our part. We are destroying the ecology.
Killing prairie dogs is suicide on our part. We are destroying the ecology.
# 12,195:
9:34 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Roxane Hynek, Massachusetts
There is a tiny little park in Lubbock, TX set up decades ago to have a tiny haven for endangered prairie dogs. We need these animals, and we need the larger predators that will die from eating poisoned prairie dogs.
There is a tiny little park in Lubbock, TX set up decades ago to have a tiny haven for endangered prairie dogs. We need these animals, and we need the larger predators that will die from eating poisoned prairie dogs.
# 12,194:
9:30 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Carole Ermler, New York
I think that it is disgusting to kill innocent animals. They are part of the grassland ecosystems and should be protected.
I think that it is disgusting to kill innocent animals. They are part of the grassland ecosystems and should be protected.
# 12,193:
9:29 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Elena Lozano, California
# 12,192:
9:16 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Rick Meininger, California
# 12,191:
9:05 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Dolores Matthys, Oregon
# 12,190:
8:52 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Israel Hurst, Indiana
I believe that although I dont have enough information to suggest an alternative, there in fact is a better solution than mass poisonings. In my experiences, the quicker, faster, easier way is usually not the best in the long run.
I believe that although I dont have enough information to suggest an alternative, there in fact is a better solution than mass poisonings. In my experiences, the quicker, faster, easier way is usually not the best in the long run.
# 12,189:
8:44 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Shawna Wagoner, Michigan
# 12,188:
8:39 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Claire Cerling, Utah
# 12,186:
8:27 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Margot Worthington, Colorado
Why can't someone come up with a way to "CURE" these sweet creatures instead of poiosoning them? If we can spread poison, we can spread some sort of medication!
Why can't someone come up with a way to "CURE" these sweet creatures instead of poiosoning them? If we can spread poison, we can spread some sort of medication!
# 12,185:
8:24 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Richard Upright, Florida
why is it okay to kill them but not ok to love them?
why is it okay to kill them but not ok to love them?
# 12,184:
8:08 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Nancy Swanson, Minnesota
# 12,183:
7:52 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Audra Stewart, Ohio
# 12,182:
7:45 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Name not displayed, New York
Do not reverse years of environmental progress.
Do not reverse years of environmental progress.
# 12,181:
7:32 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Name not displayed, Georgia
# 12,180:
7:27 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Christopher Reid, Michigan
# 12,179:
7:20 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Name not displayed, Arizona
# 12,178:
7:19 pm PDT, Jul 23,
TerryAnn Towers, New Hampshire
# 12,177:
7:17 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Name not displayed, California
The Prairie dogs are partof the eco-system..there has got to be a more humane way to deal with their population. We have lost to many animals already with people's carelessness.
The Prairie dogs are partof the eco-system..there has got to be a more humane way to deal with their population. We have lost to many animals already with people's carelessness.
# 12,176:
7:13 pm PDT, Jul 23,
John Helak, New Jersey
How can this action be considered ecologically sound when you are destroying not only the primary food source of the endangered black footed ferret, but also the one animal that if removed from the great plains, would cause the plains themselves to alter their basic ecology? Isn't this a case of paying off ranchers for political support?
How can this action be considered ecologically sound when you are destroying not only the primary food source of the endangered black footed ferret, but also the one animal that if removed from the great plains, would cause the plains themselves to alter their basic ecology? Isn't this a case of paying off ranchers for political support?
# 12,175:
6:58 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Christine Green, Florida
# 12,174:
6:52 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Linda Higgins, California
# 12,173:
6:45 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Juliyen Bouknight, Oregon
Killing animals turns to destruction off our Mother Earth. The little guys are important for sustainability.
Killing animals turns to destruction off our Mother Earth. The little guys are important for sustainability.
# 12,172:
6:37 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Peggy O'Neill, New York
# 12,171:
6:29 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Name not displayed, Florida
please do not go forward with this horrible policy of poisening prarie dogs. I can't imagine a more horrible way kill these beautiful aninmals.
please do not go forward with this horrible policy of poisening prarie dogs. I can't imagine a more horrible way kill these beautiful aninmals.
# 12,170:
6:18 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Jeff Kaplan, New York
# 12,169:
6:14 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Erin Bright, Ohio
# 12,168:
6:03 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Barbara Wais, Maine
The grasslands cant exist without the underground work that the prairie dogs do to help aerate and help resist salinization of the land. Responsible farmers and ranchers know this. This policy is very misguided and the Forest Service needs to reexamine this policy in light of recent research by the Fish and Wildlife Department.
The grasslands cant exist without the underground work that the prairie dogs do to help aerate and help resist salinization of the land. Responsible farmers and ranchers know this. This policy is very misguided and the Forest Service needs to reexamine this policy in light of recent research by the Fish and Wildlife Department.
# 12,167:
5:25 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Garry Van Amburg, Louisiana
# 12,166:
5:24 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Erica Juhn, California
# 12,165:
5:18 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Deirdre Smith, Delaware
# 12,164:
5:10 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Andrew Gurley, Illinois
# 12,163:
5:09 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Shellie Diaz, Kentucky
# 12,162:
5:06 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Leslie Wolverton, Mississippi
The Forest Service should serve as an integral part of wildlife and game management, not in its eradication.
The Forest Service should serve as an integral part of wildlife and game management, not in its eradication.
# 12,161:
5:06 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Linda LaMonte, Louisiana
# 12,160:
5:04 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Rima Mukherjee, Illinois
# 12,159:
5:01 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Name not displayed, Arizona
# 12,158:
4:58 pm PDT, Jul 23,
John Cotton, Massachusetts
# 12,157:
4:53 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Laura McCullough, Utah
# 12,156:
4:43 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Name not displayed, New York
# 12,155:
4:39 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Warren Eustace, California
Obviously no one has thought this through. Should we be surprised? Probably not. Disgusted and appalled, definitely. Poisoning Prairie Dogs, stupid and inhumane. Don't drink the water.
Obviously no one has thought this through. Should we be surprised? Probably not. Disgusted and appalled, definitely. Poisoning Prairie Dogs, stupid and inhumane. Don't drink the water.
# 12,154:
4:37 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Candace Jennings, Pennsylvania
# 12,153:
4:27 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Name not displayed, Michigan
With all the education and knowledge we have in this modern society, how can we be so inhumane and uncivil not to mention stupid. Why should we support or prayer service.
With all the education and knowledge we have in this modern society, how can we be so inhumane and uncivil not to mention stupid. Why should we support or prayer service.
# 12,152:
4:27 pm PDT, Jul 23,
April Burris, Delaware
this is a disgrace to our great nation and to what we value as important. Please stop this terrible practice and impose harsh punishments to those who do not abide by the law!!! Please stop the poionings immediately! Sincerely, A concerned American and animal lover, April Burris
this is a disgrace to our great nation and to what we value as important. Please stop this terrible practice and impose harsh punishments to those who do not abide by the law!!! Please stop the poionings immediately! Sincerely, A concerned American and animal lover, April Burris
# 12,151:
4:22 pm PDT, Jul 23,
A.J. Pebly, New Jersey
There's gotta be a more humane way to go about this! And where do you think that poisonous residue will end up after the Prairie Dogs die? Does the term "well-water" & dying crops mean anything to you?
There's gotta be a more humane way to go about this! And where do you think that poisonous residue will end up after the Prairie Dogs die? Does the term "well-water" & dying crops mean anything to you?