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Iron County supports DWRpurchase of 20 acres near Parowan Valley WMA, asks for stronger neighbor protections
Summary
The Iron County Commission voted Nov. 10 to approve a letter of support for the Division of Wildlife Resources to buy 20 acres adjacent to Parowan Valley Wildlife Management Area, conditioned on commitments to reduce prairie-dog encroachment onto neighboring farms.
The Iron County Commission voted Nov. 10 to approve a letter of support for the Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR) to pursue a 20-acre acquisition adjacent to Parowan Valley Wildlife Management Area, conditioned on commitments to protect neighboring farmland from prairie-dog encroachment.
Barbara Sugarman, the DWRUtah prairie-dog recovery biologist, told the commission the agency is under a purchase agreement for the Dally property, with a closing scheduled in December, and that the acquisition would help the stateand divisionbuild a stronger case for delisting the prairie dog from the Endangered Species Act. She summarized recent control work and…
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