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Prairie dog conundrum

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    Small Utah town under siege by protected rodents

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Happening now you -- town under siege by critters prairie dogs had they kind of look cute -- thing.

But these guys are literally eating up the town yards slots -- the airport runway get this.

The -- have the law on their side William La Jeunesse has that story live from LA highway.

But -- remember that saying good fences make good neighbors twelve the Utah prairie dog doesn't seem to care they don't have to why.

Because if you -- harass or her one.

You face up to a year in prison.

The Utah prairie dog to play.

As far as I'm concerned but it's also protected by the Endangered Species Act we have another hole in here and iron county Utah they've -- enough.

We're basically held hostage.

By the prairie dog -- the federal government folks -- -- -- isn't threatened it's taking over from real estate and development.

We had a -- truck stop on the north into the town the want to come and -- -- -- human prairie dogs.

-- local church where the pastor says it's too dangerous for kids to play God's given -- dominion over the animals.

Right now the animals -- animals had dominion over us.

Very dog experts say the rodents serve a purpose just like you -- keystone in an arts if you are to remove that -- down the arts falls apart.

Well if you return the contrary I got from the prairie ecosystem every ecosystem could -- -- -- look at this but don't tell that to mayor Connie Robinson.

Her town's cemetery -- fallen -- we've got a problem for -- years -- first they -- -- and then they started undermining the -- and they were tipped them over the -- spent thousands building two offenses I just wanna be exempt from the endangered species and get out of here I don't -- with another chance.

Why waste the money.

And in the neighboring town of peril on the FAA -- the airport unsafe.

Because of holes in the runway.

Most people are getting.

Sick and tired of putting up with them because they have more rights and and better paid lawyers and what we do.

So said a -- -- basically stopping an economic development and they have very little recourse the situation so bad there's now a federal bill.

That would allow at least -- cemetery to get rid of the rodents to trap them and move them and so forth.

You know but that -- -- people say they're very important to the prairie problem is that the prairie dogs like actually living in the city with people.

That's the problem aggregate you know -- -- prairie.

Ecosystem would fall apart according to person -- -- Okay so well you know I mean a pop scene of -- badgers even in their food source for things you just can't remove them the -- -- -- I'm busy life living in the city and they have lawyers somewhere.

And then -- got here.

Not very good lawyers but they've got lawyers okay William -- and asked thanks very much the state bar associations can call our line -- -- --

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