Improve grassland connectivity with an easement and explore sylvatic plague management techniques for black-tailed prairie dogs in order to increase black-footed ferret populations on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation in north central South Dakota. Project will protect 1,200 acres from disease through a conservation easement on the project area.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Northern Great Plains
Project Title: Black-footed Ferret Conservation through Sylvatic Plague Management on Tribal Land in South Dakota
Organization:
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
Project ID:
2501.19.063274
Description:
Award Amount:
$163067.98
Location:
The Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation, North Central South Dakota