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FILE - This Aug. 6, 2015, file photo, shows prairie dogs in southern Utah. The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from Utah property owners challenging endangered-species protections for prairie dogs, but the plaintiffs say the case has nevertheless made a mark as the Trump administration moves to loosen the contested rules. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
- Rick Bowmer
FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2015 file photo, a prairie dog barks at it's new colony after being trucked some 25 miles away from Cedar City, Utah. The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from Utah property owners challenging endangered-species protections for prairie dogs, but the plaintiffs say the case has nevertheless made a mark as the Trump administration moves to loosen the contested rules. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
- Rick Bowmer