We need active prairie dog towns to insure that mountain plovers will survive. The mountain plover is a shorebird adapted to life on the prairie. It is usually found nesting on prairie dog towns because prairie dogs create conditions ideal for this migratory bird. Critical habitat designation could potentially end this ongoing habitat destruction. Proctor said the protection of the mountain plover isn't a threat to private enterprise.
Grazing can be beneficial to mountain plovers by maintaining needed short-grass habitat.
In fact, plovers evolved in association with buffalo and other grazing animals. All rights reserved.