Prairie Dog Reintroduction

Last weekend Animal Defense League of Arizona volunteers helped the AZ Game & Fish Dept. with constructing release pens and nesting chambers for black-tailed prairie dogs, which will be reintroduced in southern Arizona.
The job was finished earlier than expected, thanks to hard-working volunteers who drilled, dug, and cut weeds around the tunnels.

Thanks to everyone that volunteered on the black-tailed prairie dog reintroduction project. It’s exciting to see this keystone species being returned to its rightful place.

ADLA is a member of the Prairie Dog Coalition. Visit the website for more information on these remarkable animals.

(Photo: Volunteers Landon Vincent and Darlene Handley)