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Black-footed ferrets released in Uintah County – KSL-TV


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Black-footed ferrets released in Uintah County
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The 37 black-footed ferrets inside the carriers — almost all of them juveniles, known as "kits" — had traveled nearly 340 miles to reach the spot where Utah Division of Wildlife Resources biologists had decided to set them free. ...

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Posted by babyferret copy    Date: Saturday, November 12, 2011

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Will Black-Footed Ferrets In South Dakota Survive Plague? – SmallAnimalChannel.com


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Will Black-Footed Ferrets In South Dakota Survive Plague?
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One of the largest populations of endangered black-footed ferrets is being threatened by sylvatic plague. Black-footed ferrets were on the verge of extinction, but plague is now threatening the population of one of the most successful re-introduction ...

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Posted by babyferret copy    Date: Saturday, October 15, 2011

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Happy anniversary to Arizona’s black-footed ferrets – Ahwatukee Foothills News


Happy anniversary to Arizona's black-footed ferrets
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Arizona's endangered black-footed ferret population is celebrating a triple anniversary: The 30th anniversary of the discovery of the last black-footed ferrets, a species that was thought to be extinct; the 20th anniversary of the Phoenix Zoo's ...

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Posted by babyferret copy    Date: Thursday, October 13, 2011

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Black-footed ferrets still struggle to gain foothold in Montana – Billings Gazette


Black-footed ferrets still struggle to gain foothold in Montana
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Although black-footed ferret prey on prairie dogs, they are also preyed upon by coyotes, owls, eagles, falcons, foxes and bobcats. The US Fish and Wildlife Service has a target of 1500 breeding adults in 10 successful populations for downlisting ...

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Posted by babyferret copy    Date: Monday, October 3, 2011

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Zoo helps restore nearly extinct ferret in West – Kansas City Star


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Zoo helps restore nearly extinct ferret in West
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AP WASHINGTON | Animal keepers at the National Zoo's conservation center in Virginia sent 26 black-footed ferrets to “boot camp” last week to prepare the critters for life in the wild as part of an ongoing effort that has fueled the ...

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Posted by babyferret copy    Date: Saturday, October 1, 2011

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Officials, zoo mark 20 years of bringing endangered ferret back from brink – Cronkite News


Officials, zoo mark 20 years of bringing endangered ferret back from brink
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PHOENIX _ Over the past 20 years the Phoenix Zoo has bred hundreds of black-footed ferrets, helping to revive an endangered species that was once thought to be extinct. State, tribal and federal agencies and the zoo celebrated that ...

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Posted by babyferret copy    Date: Monday, September 26, 2011

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Phoenix Zoo helping endangered ferrets

SHAUN McKINNON The Arizona Republic PHOENIX In a spacious, well-lit room along a back trail at the Phoenix Zoo, rows of wooden and wire cages house 31 black-footed ferrets. That's 31 more ferrets than the estimated population of the entire species in the wild three decades ago. These ferrets are not on display with other native Arizona wildlife. They are kept in the zoo's new ferret conservation ...

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Posted by babyferret copy    Date: Friday, September 23, 2011

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Phoenix Zoo helping endangered ferrets – Arizona Republic


Phoenix Zoo helping endangered ferrets
Arizona Republic
19, 2011 12:00 AM In a spacious, well-lit room along a back trail at the Phoenix Zoo, rows of wooden and wire cages house 31 black-footed ferrets. That's 31 more ferrets than the estimated population of the entire species in the wild three decades ago. ...

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Posted by babyferret copy    Date: Sunday, September 18, 2011

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The Precarious Journey Of Black-Footed Ferrets – SmallAnimalChannel.com


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The Precarious Journey Of Black-Footed Ferrets
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An endangered native of North America, black-footed ferrets struggle to retake their place on the prairie. By Travis Livieri A monument in Meeteetse, Wyoming, commemorates the re-discovery of black-footed ferrets. On the dark, nearly moonless night of ...

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Posted by babyferret copy    Date: Thursday, September 1, 2011

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Black-Footed Ferrets On The Prairie Contest – SmallAnimalChannel.com


Black-Footed Ferrets On The Prairie Contest
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To celebrate the anniversary of the rediscovery of black-footed ferrets this month, we've created a fun contest for you. It's a story about black-footed ferrets, but some of the words are missing. You provide the words, but you don't see the story ...

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Posted by babyferret copy    Date: Tuesday, August 30, 2011

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