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Biologist Barbara Sugarman carries a trap across a prairie dog colony in Garfield County, Utah, Aug. 20, 2025. Her team is checking on the native rodents to see if a new plague prevention medicine works.
David Condos
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KUER
Centuries after devastating Medieval Europe, the Black Death is targeting Utah prairie dogs. Now, scientists are testing a new way to protect the threatened species before it’s too late.
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