Prairie dogs face new threat

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Crazed Rabbit 00:10 09-16-2006

In Colorado, prairie dogs, which have had to face the possiblity of being shot, poisoned, drowned and vacuumed, face a new threat: high explosives.

Bill Murray is going to be teaching seminars on their proper application.

Explosives a go for prairie dogs
FARMERS NOW ALLOWED TO BLAST PESTS
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_4303560

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Explosive devices can be used to kill prairie dogs, the Colorado Wildlife Commission decided Thursday - giving farmers one more tool to get rid of the burrowing animals.

"I'm tickled pink," said Matt Fickes, a Sterling farmer who has sought to use the devices. "I've got prairie dogs so thick I can't see straight.

Ah, the joy of explosives.

In related news, it is also legal to pump tunnels full of propane and oxygen and explode it:
http://9news.com/acm_news.aspx?OSGNA...7-c589c01ca7bf

Crazed Rabbit

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