Great Basin Naturalist
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Abstract
In October 1991 we recorded all black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) colonies and cattle points in a 1248-km2 study area in southwest North Dakota and southeast Montana. Cattle point attractants were defined as fabricated water tanks and long-term supplemental feed sites. We found that a significant number of prairie dog colonies encompassed or adjoined cattle point attractants (p < .001). Prairie dog colonies associated with cattle point attractants were a mean distance of 1.0 km from the next nearest town. The existence of cattle point attractants may encourage prairie dog colonization. Conversely, refraining from using long-term cattle point attractants can discourage prairie dog colonization.
Recommended Citation
Licht, Daniel S. and Sanchez, Kenneth D.
(1993)
"Association of black-tailed prairie dog colonies with cattle point attractants in the Northern Great Plains,"
Great Basin Naturalist: Vol. 53:
No.
4, Article 9.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/gbn/vol53/iss4/9