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This could be you some day battling the GH:
PAROWAN, Utah—There are about 2,790 humans to defend their turf in this farming town. They are up against a foe with superior numbers: 3,435 Utah prairie dogs, give or take a few pups.
And the critters have the law on their side.
Prairie dogs—simply "dogs" among locals—have invaded yards and lots, pockmarking lawns and gardens all around town. They have tunneled into a cemetery in a nearby town. Another indignity: The dogs' disregard for the small Parowan Airport, where they have dug tunnels under the runway, buckling it.
Parowan's biggest hope is the fence. Using about $300,000 of mostly federal money, the town in March built a 14,000-foot-long barrier above ground and a rock, concrete and chain-link barrier reaching six feet below ground.
I hope you qualify for Federal $$ on your annihilation program!
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