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Aurora’s prairie dogs didn't get their day in court Monday. City Council member Juan Marcano removed the item from the agenda at the start of the meeting, saying more work needs to be done on the ordinance.

(Aurora, Colo.) Aurora’s prairie dogs are not out of the woods yet. Despite the City Council giving initial approval during a study session last week for an ordinance to protect prairie dogs, the body did not vote on the law during its regular meeting Monday.

(Aurora, Colo.) Juan Marcano and Crystal Murillo still are trying to save the prairie dogs in Aurora. The City Council duo again brought a proposal Wednesday to the Planning and Economic Development Committee for relocating prairie dogs. The pair has gone through several versions of ordinances as they convince colleagues lukewarm to the idea of its merit.

Members of an Aurora City Council committee expressed concerns Wednesday about a proposal to save prairie dogs from development. Councilmembers Juan Marcano and Crystal Murillo brought forward a proposal that would require developers to relocate prairie dogs instead of killing them when building upon their colonies. Committee members Francoise Bergan, Angela Lawson and Steve Sundberg all expressed concerns about the proposal. Jeannine Rustad of the city’s planning department also expressed reservations.

(Aurora, Colo.) Aurora Councilmembers Juan Marcano and Crystal Murillo want to save the prairie dogs. Prairie dogs face extermination in Aurora amidst booming construction. A resident attended a council meeting last May and pleaded with the dais to protect prairie dogs.

(Denver, Colo.) Colorado has thrown the prairie dogs to predatory ferrets, again raising the question: How can anyone kill such an adorable species?. Prairie dogs may just be the cutest thing in Colorado. A newcomer to the state seeing them for the first time may be shocked to see they really do resemble the creatures in the “Whack-A-Mole” game from childhood pizza parlor parties.

(Denver, Colo.) On Monday, a woman told the Aurora City Council that construction companies are exterminating prairie dogs while building a new housing development in the Fitzsimons area.