Black-tailed Prairie Dog

Black-tailed Prairie Dog

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A Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) takes a look around outside of its burrow/hole in dog town, Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan - the prairie dog is listed under the Species at Risk Act (SARA) with a status of Special Concern - its only range in Canada is in the Frenchman River Valley in Southern Saskatchewan

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