https://www.rmpbs.org/blogs/news/jared-polis-marlon-reis-married-colorado/
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https://www.bouldercounty.org/open-space/management/prairie-dogs/
Now comes Colorado’s ‘First Gentleman’ making a statement that has dominated Falsebook.
Read this carefully….. these are the words of Marlon Reis…
“Two things shock me about the rural Coloradans who have bothered to comment on volunteer requests for private land-owners interested in hosting displaced Prairie Dogs: 1) for the amount of government money filling your coffers at both the State and Federal levels, you’d best learn not to bite the hand that feeds you; 2) you are egotistical beyond belief, thinking your vote matters more than the rest of ‘urban’ Colorado, and you whine incessantly about how it’s all unfair. I ought to be shocked by your immaturity, but I’ve witnessed first-hand the way you love to play the victim card, no doubt because it’s always worked for you. Well, it’s not going to work anymore. Colorado is more than ranchers, and it’s time to adapt rather than complain.”
One of many responses.
This
prairie chicken would not be on our land if there were prairie dogs!!!! Prairie
dogs eat ALL the vegetation to protect themselves from predators. Eating and
trimming all the grass down to nothing is how prairie dogs can see predators
approaching. In addition to not leaving enough grass for our cattle to graze
on, prairie dogs carry disease spread through fleas and ticks (the bubonic
plague, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvatic_plague and tularemia, https://www.cdc.gov/tularemia/index.html). Also, horses and cattle step in prairie dog holes and break
their legs.
Colorado ranchers versus prairie dog supporters are ramping up for a fight. More info to come.
A detour. There are three types of prairie chickens (aka grouse), greater and lesser and Gunnison. An ongoing fight around the Gunnison, CO area involves habitat for the Gunnison Sage Grouse, a smaller subspecies of the Greater prairie chicken, or sage hen if you prefer. This pits private land owners against “animal rights” advocates (who have no skin in the game).
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A natural predator of prairie dogs is the black
footed ferret which was nearly extinct from the same plague the prairie dogs
carry. Preservation and reintroduction is ongoing. The other predators are
raptors , coyotes, and rattlesnakes.
https://cpw.state.co.us/Documents/WildlifeSpecies/Mammals/Final%20_BFF_Management_Plan.pdf
Reis, IMO, perfectly illustrate the role of arrogant
trust fund snots in our state. He has never held a real job. When his ‘husband’
was running for Governor, a campaign rally in Northwest Colorado (Craig) drew
an audience of twelve. Polis bought his office with $22 million of his own
(trust fund) money. He most likely has found a way to recoup that.
Reis, as expected, is a lifelong Boulder County
resident and a graduate from the University of Colorado, coincidentally located
in Boulder. His (P)regressive credentials are reflected in his assumed superiority to us dirt people, IMO.
Friday afternoon Banner and I embark on a voyage to
Maybell, CO. No blogging or comments until our anticipated return Monday
evening.
As always, YMMV.
