Prairie dogs

Similarly, widespread control of prairie dogs has been a major factor in the near-extinction of the black-footed ferret. 

Wade, O. 1924. The effectiveness of calcium cyanide in the extermination of the black tail prairie dog, Cynomys ludovicianus (Ord.). Jour. Econ. Entomol. 17 339-342. 

Fed internal organs for 3 days of 1080-killed black-tailed prairie dogs 1 of 10 ferrets died and 5 others showed signs of 1080 poisoning all affected ferrets recovered 24-48 h after exposure 50... 

Fed ground whole carcasses (less skin, skull, and feet) of black-tailed prairie dogs that died of 1080 poisoning. Carcasses contained 0.05-0.1 mg fluoroacetate/kg FW No adverse effects after 28 days 23... 

Hugghins, E.J., H.H. Casper, and C.D. Ward. 1988. Tissue fluoroacetate residues in prairie dogs dosed with low-level sodium monofluoroacetate. Jour. Assoc. Offic. Anal. Chem. 71 579-581. 

Savarie, P.J., G.H. Matschke, R.M. Engeman, and K.A. Fagerstone. 1994. Susceptibility of prairie dogs to compound 1080 (sodium monofluoroacetate) baits and secondary poisoning effects in European ferrets under laboratory conditions. Pages 134-143 in A.A. Seawright and C.T. Eason (eds.). Proceedings of the Science Workshop on 1080. Roy. Soc. N.Z., Misc. Ser. 28. 

Pesticides are chemical agents used to kill pests such as insects, snails, spiders, birds, or fish. Any living thing can be a pest at times many weeds are simply plants growing in unwanted places, and prairie dogs look cute in the zoo, but their eating habits can cause widespread damage to cropland or livestock. Pesticides are, however, seriously poisonous substances. 

Cause for concern is not limited to food products. In 2003, for the first time in the United States, 71 cases of monkeypox were reported from Wisconsin (39), Indiana (16), Illinois (12), Missouri (2), Kansas (1), and Ohio (1) after exposure to pet prairie dogs imported from Ghana. The prairie dogs were infected by a giant Gambian rat from Ghana that was in close proximity during... 

Kaufman HS, Ahrendt SA, Pitt HA, Lillemoe KD. The effect of erythromycin on motility of the duodenum, sphincter of Oddi, and gallbladder in the prairie dog. Surgery 1993 114(3) 543-8. 

As we drove down the highway we saw a sign that said See the World s Largest Prairie Dog Turn Right at This Exit, therefore we immediately stopped to look. 

Monkeys in Africa prairie dogs in USA all animals may be suspect... 

In 2003 from infected prairie dogs in Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana... 

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