Feds propose modifications to prairie dog management in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing some modifications on how it oversees the management of the imperiled Utah prairie dog, seeking to institute a 10-year plan that governs when the animals may be "taken" if they are interfering with property development.
The agency released a draft conservation plan Tuesday saying it will issue permits to property owners, developers or government entities such as counties in a streamlined process to mitigate impacts to the ani