Conservation of black-tailed prairie dogs (cynomys ludovicianus)

Abstract

"Discovered a Village of Small animals that burrow in the grown (those animals are Called by the french Petite Chien) we found 2 frogs in the hole and Killed a Dark rattle Snake near with a Ground rat [prairie dog] in him. Those Animals are about the Size of a Small Squirrel much resembling a Squirrel in every respect his tail like a ground squirel which they shake and whistle when allarmd it is Said that a kind of Lizard also a Snake reside with those animals".