Vaccine baits to protect prairie dogs against plague

A cardboard box holds peanut-butter flavored vaccine baits to protect prairie dogs against sylvatic plague, a non-native disease. The pellets are dyed blue so prairie dogs can see them easily. They look like blueberries.
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World Wildlife Fund/Conservation Media

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Peanut-butter flavored vaccine baits protect prairie dogs against sylvatic plague, a non-native disease. The pellets are dyed blue so prairie dogs can see them easily.
Ecosystem
Prairie
Recreational Activity
Wildlife watching
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Species
Mustela nigripes
Subject tags
Animal health
Endangered and/or Threatened species
Wildlife
Wildlife refuges
Wildlife restoration