Interstate highways: the new prairie dog habitat?

[Tommie]

Last few days I’ve covered hundreds of miles through Kansas, Colorado and Wyoming. Prairie dogs seem sparcer than in years past but one thing I’ve noticed is a bunch of PD’s set up housekeeping in the highway median and shoulder areas. Fields (especially those with crops) sometimes are completely clean of poodles but the roadside dirt is pocked up with rodents.

Are we creating a new species: Pavement Dogs?

 

[danny]

Last few days I’ve covered hundreds of miles through Kansas, Colorado and Wyoming. Prairie dogs seem sparcer than in years past but one thing I’ve noticed is a bunch of PD’s set up housekeeping in the highway median and shoulder areas. Fields (especially those with crops) sometimes are completely clean of poodles but the roadside dirt is pocked up with rodents.

Are we creating a new species: Pavement Dogs?

I think that the little Varmint Cong are good at finding "Gun Free Zones".

Danny

 

[Flouncer]

As a highway Dept veteran I can safely assure you that my mower and cutter crews can handle em'

 

[ebb]

I went antelope and elk hunting some years ago and between the hunts my hunting partner and I visited a friend in Denver CO. We spent a night in Aurora CO in the LaQuinta Inn there was about 20 acres behind the inn that was loaded with dogs. I told my friend that if we had ammo left after elk hunting we needed to come back and work on the dogs from the balcony. He didn't think it would be a good idea.

 

[Tommie]

I went antelope and elk hunting some years ago and between the hunts my hunting partner and I visited a friend in Denver CO. We spent a night in Aurora CO in the LaQuinta Inn there was about 20 acres behind the inn that was loaded with dogs. I told my friend that if we had ammo left after elk hunting we needed to come back and work on the dogs from the balcony. He didn't think it would be a good idea.

I lived in Aurora for a while. Stinking PD’s were everywhere. Had one run between my feet while walking into an Autozone. My nephew had to be taught to stay away from the cute things (“They can make you very sick, son”). A few years ago a couple rare animals at the Denver zoo died from plague. But still, the PD’s are protected in Denver.

 

[Rustytigwire]

It has been some years since i flew in. Google maps looks like they are still there. North end of the Denver Circus Tent Airport runway looking northwest. 1 1/2 miles to this intersection.
The pipeline along the road brings some interesting potential burrowing animal damage inspection and remediation questions.
New career... pipeline patrol. Heh heh