Prairie dog

Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie is the first national tallgrass prairie in the country was established in 1996. The remnant prairie land once housed part of the former Joliet Army Ammunition Plant is now Midewin. Since the land transfer from the Department of Defense to the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. Forest Service along with other federal & non-governmental partner manage the restoration of the 19,161 acres of the historical prairie habitat. In 2004 Midewin was opened to the public. Forms…

Before you check out the benefits of Taste of the Wild Dry Dog Food, please know that it is a very popular brand because of its all natural grain-free ingredients, and one of the top selling dog food brands online. Why choose Taste of the Wild Dry Dog Food, Hi Prairie Canine Formula with Roasted Bison & Venison? This dog food offers so many health benefits for your pet. It comes with all natural components, which means that there is no artificial flavoring, making it ideal for daily use. In…

ever looked outside and seen a cat or dog without a home? Cats and dogs are sweet animals but sometimes they can be mean. But when allowed to roam free around they can become restless. When cats and dogs are raised like that and sometime they have to do it to stay alive. Because the people who do not want or are unable to continue to provide care of their animals anymore so they let them go free instead of taking them to an adoption center. Why do cats and dogs affect our ecosystem what is so…

non-lethal solutions that are more effective like putting up fences. Furthermore, Prairie dogs are deemed pests because they are thought to destroy grazing land for cattle. However, black-footed ferrets are dependent on them for their sole food source. Black-footed ferrets are now nearly extinct from the United States because of excessive prairie dog extermination. Predator control of prairie dogs is unnecessary. Prairie dogs actually benefit livestock by “increas[ing] the nutritional content…

Texas Kangaroo Rat Texas Kangaroo Rats is a very rare rodents that only lives in certain counties of Texas. The Texas Kangaroo Rat once lived in Oklahoma, but have disappeared from Oklahoma and are only confirmed at the northern counties of Texas like Childress, Cottle, and Hardeman. These organisms help human beings by dispersing seeds and also helping to prevent invasive species that may thrive in Texas. The Texas Kangaroo Rat is endangered because human beings are invading the land that is…

The ground was like a stone mattress, but Luke somehow managed to fall asleep with the sounds of coyotes yipping across the prairie—the sounds of home, a little familiarity and comfort. He even dreamed all night—weird dreams. Now he was dreaming he was hunting dinosaurs—dreams are funny that way. In the dream a herd of duckbills were charging toward him like the scene in Jurassic Park. He had his homemade bow ready, but he doubted his arrows would penetrate their hard skin. As they grew closer,…

Yellowstone we stopped at the Badlands which I thought was very cool. It looks similar to the Grand Canyon except that the land color and mound shapes were different. You could actually hike all across the badlands if you wanted to. We also saw a lot of prairie dogs and bighorn there. Also a very cool place that is right on the way to…

Have you ever heard of the outlaw Laura Bullion, well now you will. Laura Bullion had different names, she used the names Della Rose, Freda Lincoln, Freda Bullion Lincoln, and Mrs. Maurice Lincoln and more. She was born in Knickerbocker Texas near Mertzon in Irion County, in October 1876. The actual date of her birth is not known. Laura Bullion died December 2, 1961. When she died, she was about 84 or 85. Laura Bullion was an outlaw that was known for robbery and forgery of banknotes signatures.…

Willa Cather’s “A Wagner Matinee” was first published in 1904 and is a short story about a woman, named Georgiana, who finds herself transition from the ecstatic city of Boston, to the primitive Nebraska frontier. Cather’s “A Wagner Matinee” was inspired by Richard Wagner who was a German composer and conductor that lived from 1813 to 1883. He’s well known for his operas and his most famous work is that of “The Flying Dutchman”. Willa Cather, instead, wasn’t a musician but was an author of the…

Predation * 5.5 Diet * 5.5.1 Foods toxic to dogs * 5.6 Reproduction * 5.7 Neutering * 5.8 Communication * 6 Intelligence and behavior * 6.1 Intelligence * 6.2 Behavior * 6.3 Dog growl * 7 Differences from wolves * 7.1 Physical characteristics * 7.2 Behavioral differences * 7.3 Trainability * 8 Mythology * 9 Gallery of dogs in art * 10 See also * 11 References …