Looking For A Home
Wildcare is currently looking for suitable release sites for 8 black-tailed prairie dogs. Prairie dogs need a very specific type of habitat to survive in the wild. In the past prairie dogs were viewed as nuisances for land owners with large numbers of cattle. Extreme efforts were used to rid the terrain of these grassland residents.
Landowners that have open grasslands in the central to western part of the state of Oklahoma are needed. Prairie dog communities attract a large variety of wildlife, including prairie chickens, sharp-tailed grouse, western meadow larks, lark buntings, morning doves, long spurs, American magpies, killdeer, mountain plovers, horned larks, burrowing owls, ground squirrels, black tailed jackrabbits, tiger salamanders, pronghorns, deer, and elk, by encouraging the growth of many endemic grassland plants.
Dry grassland prairies were wild prairie dogs can be found feed on grasses, roots and sometimes insects. The Black Kettle National Grasslands; Salt Plains, Tishimingo, Washita and Wichita national wildlife refuges are local areas to view such habitat. If you feel that your land might provide a suitable habitat for these orphaned animals, please contact Wildcare on the web or by phone. We will send you an information packet and release site application form. Thank you for helping Wildcare in returning these animals to their natural habitat.
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