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ALERT: Chemical Control
of prairie dogs Labels of
aluminum phosphide (Gastoxin, Phostoxin, etc.) and gas bomb products require that
anyone planning to use them for the control of prairie dogs must first contact
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to determine if a survey for the Black-footed
ferret, an endangered species, is necessary prior to conducting that control effort.
Exceptions to this requirement are those areas which the Fish and Wildlife Service
has classified as a Ferret Free Area.
Ferret
Free Areas in Colorado
August 1992
| Denver County | All
areas | | Jefferson
County | All areas |
| Phillips County | All
areas | | Sedgewick
County | All areas |
| Adams
County | Those areas south of
State Highway 7 and West of Box Elder Creek | | Arapahoe
County | Those areas West of Box
Elder Creek | | Boulder
County | 1.
Those areas South of State Highway 7.
2.
Those areas North of State Highway 7 that are also:
West of U. S. Highway 36South of Jay Road
East of boundary formed
by starting at the intersection of Jay Road and Colorado 119 and going North to
N73rd Street; then following N73rd Street to N75th Street and on to Colorado 66;
East on Colorado 66 to N95th Street; then North to the County line. |
| Larimer
County | 1. Those areas North of County Road 52 that
are also East of County Road 19; West of Interstate 25; and South
of County Road 70 (Owl Canyon Road).
2. Those
areas South of County Road 52 that are East of County Road 17.
3.
Those areas West of County Road 17 that are
also: South of U.S.
287, East of County Road 23, and North of County Roads 38/38E. South of U.S. 34 and East of County Road 21 |
| Logan
County | 1. All areas South
of the Platte River
2. Those
areas North of the Platte River that are also:
East
of Colorado Road 37 West of
Colorado Road 37 and North of County Road 50 | | Weld
County | Those areas East of Colorado
71 and North of Weld County Road 120. | If you need
further clarification of the designated areas or if you need a determination of
whether you need a ferret survey in non-designated areas, you may call one of
the following two offices: East
of the Continental Divide: 303-275-2370
West
of the Continental Divide: 970-243-2778 In
areas that have not been designated as ferret free you should be prepared to provide
the following information when you call the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service:
- The approximate number of prairie
dog holes per acre.
- The estimated
total acreage occupied by prairie dogs including acreage on adjoining lands.
(The Extension office in your area or your county Weed Management
District may be able to help you get this information.
- The
degree of urbanization in the control area.
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