The prairie dogs of north Boulder’s Armory may yet be saved.
An unnamed property owner about 8 miles west of the city on Flagstaff Road has offered land as a relocation site for the colony, which is threatened by a 200-unit housing development and fiercely defended by a vocal, unyielding base of Boulder prairie dog advocates.
The property on Flagstaff must vetted by Colorado Parks and Wildlife for habitat suitability; rangers will evaluate soil quality, vegetation and food stock, among other things, before approving the relocation of the roughly 50- to 100-member colony.
Lindsay Sterling Krank, director of the national Prairie Dog Coalition of The Humane Society, told Boulder City Council Tuesday night that she also knows of at least one other property owner who’s interested in taking in the prairie dogs.
Armory developer Bruce Dierking, who will build the 200 housing units on the 8.5-acre site, has applied for a lethal control permit, but says he’ll pay anyone who provides a new home for the prairie dogs a $5,000 reward and will pay to move them.
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