BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Binder Park Zoo in Kalamazoo is asking for the public's help in naming 18 black-tailed prairie dogs.
The group of prairie dogs arrived at the zoo on June 21 from Sedgwick Zoo in Wichita, Kansas.
The prairie dogs will help populate a brand new prairie dog town at the zoo.
The colony is made of eight males and ten females. The zoo says they have been adjusting to their new habitat, spending most of their time underground busy digging the complex network of burrows and chambers.
For a donation of $500, people can bestow an "honorary name" on their choice of prairie dog, also becoming a "founder" of one of the most popular exhibits at the zoo.
Naming donors will receive:
- A name certificate
- Personalized plush prairie dog
- Animal fact sheet
- An invitation to a special “naming celebration” and animal enrichment event - date to be determined.
- Donors and their named prairie dog will be recognized as Founders of the Binder Park Zoo Prairie Dog Town at the exhibit with signage in 2024.
The zoo said all proposed names will be subject to final approval by zoo staff. Names are honorary in nature only and do not indicate ownership of an animal. Names will not apply to a specific individual animal.
For more information visit binderparkzoo.com.
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