M.S. Thesis, Kansas State University. Wuerthner, George. 1997. Today, the poisoning effort continues. Federal agencies continue to be deeply involved in the distribution of prairie dog poisoning, and the poisoning of prairie dogs on federal land. Roemer, David M. and Steven C. Forrest.
Development is an especially significant threat to prairie dogs in Colorado.
Knowles, Craig J. 1998. Status of the Black-tailed Prairie Dog. See RMAD factsheet on prairie dogs and development for more cites. Shooting has significant impacts on prairie dogs, including dramatic population reductions , and social disruption which may result in genetic inbreeding. Stockrahm, D.M.R.B. 1979.