Why can prairie dogs that pose conflicts with parks and other land uses be relocated to another site in the county like Open Space and Mountain Park lands?
The city is always on the lookout for relocation sites within the county. However, there are currently no known sites available to receive relocated prairie dogs. The majority of prairie dog habitat conservation areas are almost completely full. In these colonies there is already little or no room for colony expansion-even in the absence of new prairie dogs being introduced from relocation projects. In other habitat conservation areas, the Open Space and Mountain Parks department is managing for a wide range of grassland species and processes. In addition to 1,500 acres of prairie dogs within the system of habitat conservation areas, there are an additional 2,500 acres of prairie dogs inhabiting other OSMP lands.
