The Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge is home to eagles, ducks, geese, bison, coyotes and deer, among other species.
Parts of a Denver-area wildlife refuge remain closed after the entire area shuttered in late July when authorities discovered prairie dogs infected with a form of the plague, officials said over the weekend.
The 15,000-acre refuge located just outside Denver is home to eagles, ducks, geese, bison, coyotes and deer, among other species. "The prairie dog colonies are being monitored and burrows are being treated with insecticide, but there is still evidence of fleas in the hiking and camping areas, which could put people and pets at risk, so those areas will remain closed," Dr. John M. Douglas, Jr., executive director of Tri-County Health Department, said in a statement.
It primarily affects rodents and fleas, which can spread plague to humans through their bite or when people handle infected meat.
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