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  2. Prairie dog - Wikipedia

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    Prairie dog tunnel systems channel rainwater into the water table, which prevents runoff and erosion, and can also change the composition of the soil in a region by reversing soil compaction that can result from cattle grazing. Prairie dog burrows are 5–10 m (16–33 ft) long and 2–3 m (6.6–9.8 ft) below the ground. [20]

  3. White-tailed prairie dog - Wikipedia

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    White-tailed prairie dog, standing in vegetation. The white-tailed prairie dog is tan-brown in color, with large eyes and a dark patch on their cheeks above and below each eye. [4] This prairie dog species weighs between 28–53 oz (790–1,500 g), while having a length between 12–16 in (30–41 cm). [5]

  4. Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge - Wikipedia

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    The Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge is a 15,988-acre (24.981 sq mi) National Wildlife Refuge located adjacent to Denver and Commerce City, Colorado, in the United States. It is approximately 8 miles (13 km) northeast of downtown Denver.

  5. Comanche National Grassland - Wikipedia

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    The only publicly accessible lesser prairie chicken lek (display ground) in Colorado. The lek is often closed due to the decline of the prairie chicken population. [22] Primitive camping is allowed on all lands of the Comanche National Grassland except for Picketwire Canyon. Hunting is permitted for mule deer, elk, pronghorn, wild turkey, and ...

  6. List of Colorado state wildlife areas - Wikipedia

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    The Colorado state wildlife areas are managed for hunting, fishing, observation, management, and preservation of wildlife. The Colorado Parks and Wildlife division of the U.S. State of Colorado manages more than 300 state wildlife areas with a total area of more than 860 square miles (2,230 km 2 ) in the state.

  7. Thunder Basin National Grassland - Wikipedia

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    A 2002 grassland plan proposed providing 50,000 acres (20,000 ha) of prairie dog habitat. [ 11 ] In Thunder Basin, historical wildfires do not promote the invasion of cheatgrass ( Bromus tectorum) [ 5 ] as they do in the Great Basin , where a fire-invasion feedback loop leads to plant community conversion in sagebrush ecosystems.

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  9. Soapstone Prairie Natural Area - Wikipedia

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    The natural habitat of eastern Colorado was the shortgrass prairie. Over the past 150 years, much of the land was used for agriculture. Of the 40% of the remaining shortgrass prairie, much of it is degraded and fragmented due to neighboring cities, towns, and farms. [2] The area has thriving prairie dog colonies. [3]