Black Footed Ferret. Arizona Game and Fish Department, 2007. Youtube Video. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrwMjThKQ_g>.
Status:
Newscientist.com. Black Footed Ferret Showing His Face from the Burrow. N.d. Http://animalstime.com/black-footed-ferret-facts-for-kids-top-10-interesting-facts-about-black-footed-ferrets/. Web. 11 Dec. 2014. <http://animalstime.com/black-footed-ferret-facts-for-kids-top-10-interesting-facts-about-black-footed-ferrets/>.
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Red List Category:
Endangered D USFWS: Endangered Population: 1,000 Wild, 300 Captive. Estimated to be fewer than 250 mature individuals
In 2011, it was estimated that more than 8,000 ferrets were reproduced in the reproduction facilities and 3,000 of these ferrets had been released back into the wild. |
Dates Listed:
Hover over the line to make dots appear on the line. Hover over each dot to reveal a picture and the date which the Black Footed Ferret was listed.
Pictures (In Order):
Vanuga, Jeff. Black-Footed Ferret. N.d. National Geographic. Web. 11 Dec. 2014. <http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/black-footed-ferret/>.
Lockhart, M. N.d. Black Footed Ferret Recovery Program. Web. 11 Dec. 2014. <http://www.blackfootedferret.org/animal-profile>.
Shattil, Wendy, and Bob Rozinski. Black-footed Ferret Portrait. N.d. Wildscreen Arkive. Web. 11 Dec. 2014. <http://www.arkive.org/black-footed-ferret/mustela-nigripes/>.
Cohen, Jessie. N.d. Smithsonian National Zoo. Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Web. 11 Dec. 2014. <https://www.aza.org/uploadedImages/Education/Kids_and_Families/Conservation_Snapshots/Mammals/Ferret,Black-footed_JessieCohen_web_large.gif>.
Service Announces Availability of the Final Revised Recovery Plan for the Black-footed Ferret. 2013. U.S. FWS. Web. 11 Dec. 2014. <http://www.fws.gov/mountain-prairie/pressrel/2013/12232013_bffRecoveryPlan.php>.
Vanuga, Jeff. Black-Footed Ferret. N.d. National Geographic. Web. 11 Dec. 2014. <http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/black-footed-ferret/>.
Lockhart, M. N.d. Black Footed Ferret Recovery Program. Web. 11 Dec. 2014. <http://www.blackfootedferret.org/animal-profile>.
Shattil, Wendy, and Bob Rozinski. Black-footed Ferret Portrait. N.d. Wildscreen Arkive. Web. 11 Dec. 2014. <http://www.arkive.org/black-footed-ferret/mustela-nigripes/>.
Cohen, Jessie. N.d. Smithsonian National Zoo. Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Web. 11 Dec. 2014. <https://www.aza.org/uploadedImages/Education/Kids_and_Families/Conservation_Snapshots/Mammals/Ferret,Black-footed_JessieCohen_web_large.gif>.
Service Announces Availability of the Final Revised Recovery Plan for the Black-footed Ferret. 2013. U.S. FWS. Web. 11 Dec. 2014. <http://www.fws.gov/mountain-prairie/pressrel/2013/12232013_bffRecoveryPlan.php>.
Threats:
- Exterminating Prairie Dogs
- Grassland Clearing
Recovery Plans/Organizations:
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Wyoming Fish and Game Department: |
Dec 20 2013- revision of 1988 recovery plan with State, Tribal, Federal and non-government organizations. This plan helps to reestablish the Black Footed Ferret populations in habitats across North America and helps to rid of threats to the ferret. This recovery is dependent on facilities that capture and breed the ferrets and then release them back into the wild, the conservation of prairie dogs, and management of the Sylvatic plague ("Conta, For").
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October 1985- cooperated with the USFWS by capturing 18 ferrets in order to breed them to reintroduce the species into the wild. There are currently 6 facilities similar to this one, and in 1991, ferrets had been reintroduced in Montana, South Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado Utah, Arizona, Kansas, New Mexico and Mexico (Belant, Gober, Biggins).
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BFFRIT: |
USGS National Wildlife Health Center: |
1996- The Black-Footed Ferret Recovery Implementation Team was created with the goal to "integrate the expertise and resources of various partners contributing to recovery of the Black-Footed Ferret. It is led by the USFWS and helps to breed and reintroduce members of the Black-Footed Ferret population" ("Who We").
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Helps to vaccinate ferrets who have been exposed to the Sylvatic Plague, which is a disease transmitted by fleas ("Scientists At").
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Partners/Organizations Helping With Conservation:
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