FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Dozens of prairie dogs in northern Arizona are being relocated to make way for a 10,000-square-foot shooting range.
Elise and Rob Wilson plan to build a giant indoor range on their property in Timberline just west of U.S. Highway 89.
Elise Wilson, a self-professed animal lover, tells the Arizona Daily Sun (http://bit.ly/2bA6u3O) that she wanted to avoid killing the prairie dogs that live on the land.
The couple has been working with Flagstaff nonprofit Habitat Harmony for the past few weeks to safely capture and relocate them. According to the group, there is evidence that up to 125 prairie dogs live in burrows on the Wilsons' land.
The animals will be moving to Petrified Forest National Park.
Arizona Game and Fish and Coconino County are offering support for the move.
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Information from: Arizona Daily Sun, http://www.azdailysun.com/
