More comments sought on prairie dogs/black-footed ferret

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced plans today to expand the use of an oral vaccine against plague for prairie dogs on the Charles M. Russell and UL Bend National Wildlife Refuges in Montana. The new plan would allow for vaccine distribution on wilderness areas within the refuges, and on nearby private lands when requested by cooperating landowners. The Service has completed an Environmental Assessment (EA) for this action and is seeking public comment on the proposal.

Prairie dogs are highly susceptible to sylvatic plague, which can kill virtually all the prairie dogs on entire colo...