41. A Historic Wildlife Conservation Moment: Endangered Black-Footed Ferrets Return The ferrets will be released by the US Fish and wildlife Service in collaboration with the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. http://www.doi.gov/news/010926.html

U.S. Department of the Interior Office of the Secretary For Immediate Release: September 26, 2001 Contact: Dario Bard (FWS) MEDIA ADVISORY A HISTORIC WILDLIFE CONSERVATION MOMENT: Endangered Black-footed Ferrets return to Mexico On Tuesday, October 2, the black-footed ferret, a species considered extinct in Mexico and endangered in the U.S., will return to Mexican soil. More than two dozen ferrets from three breeding facilities the National Black-footed Ferret Conservation Center near Laramie, Wyoming; the Phoenix Zoo in Arizona; and the Toronto Zoo in Ontario, Canada will be released in the vicinity of Janos, Chihuahua, Mexico, roughly 140 miles from El Paso, Texas. This marks the first time the U.S., Mexico, and Canada have joined forces to restore a species that has disappeared in Mexico. The ferrets will be released by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in collaboration with the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. Black-footed ferrets are an endangered species. Only 700 remain in the world today, with about half of those living in the wild. Although the number remains low, it is a remarkable comeback story considering that only 18 black-footed ferrets remained in 1987. Re-establishing self-sustaining wild populations has not been easy, and thus far, the Conata Basin, South Dakota, reintroduction represents the only successful effort. The difficulty lies in the absence of large, disease-free and viable prairie dog towns, which provide sustenance and shelter for black footed ferrets. Biologists believe the Janos, Mexico site holds great promise, since it is home to half a million disease-free prairie dogs, the largest prairie dog colony remaining in North America. By returning the black-footed ferret to Janos, the Fish and Wildlife Service and the

42. Endangered Black-Footed Ferrets Return To Mexico October 2 Today, more than two dozen endangered blackfooted ferrets from Arizona, Wyoming, and Ontario, Canada, made wildlife conservation history by being http://www.doi.gov/news/011026.html

U.S. Department of the Interior Office of the Secretary For Immediate Release: October 2, 2001 Contact: Daniel G. Garza 202-273-3413 (DOI) Dario Bard 202-208-5634 (FWS) For stills and b-roll: Broadcasting and AV Services, 202-208-5611 ENDANGERED BLACK-FOOTED FERRETS RETURN TO MEXICO October 2: Today, more than two dozen endangered black-footed ferrets from Arizona, Wyoming, and Ontario, Canada, made wildlife conservation history by being the first of their species to return to Mexico. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico released the ferrets in the vicinity of Janos, Chihuahua, Mexico, located roughly 140 miles southwest of El Paso, Texas. The ferrets released in Mexico were born in captivity at the following breeding facilities: the National Black-footed Ferret Conservation Center near Laramie, Wyoming; the Phoenix Zoo in Phoenix, Arizona; and the Toronto Zoo in Ontario, Canada. "Today we celebrate a truly historic moment in wildlife conservation history," said Interior Secretary Gale Norton. "This marks the first time the nation's of North America have come together to restore a species that has disappeared from Mexico. It is an incredible comeback story, made especially remarkable given that just a little over 20 years ago, most people thought the black-footed ferret was extinct." Black-footed ferrets are long, slender-bodied animals characterized by a brownish-black mask across the face, a brownish head, black feet and legs, and a black tip on the tail. Their historic range is believed to have extended from Canada to Mexico, along the great plains, grasslands, and shrub lands of the mid-continent, but they are no longer believed to exist in Mexico.

43. About Ferrets Help California ferrets pose no threat to agriculture or wildlife. Fifty states report that there are no feral populations of ferrets http://www.ferretcompany.com/content/aboutferrets.html

Ferret History Exactly where and when the first ferret was invited into someone's home is unknown, but early references to ferret-like creatures can be found in the writings of Aristophanes around 500 B.C. Aristotle also wrote of a tame, weasel-like animal, an apt description of our domesticated ferret. Like other animals man has chosen for domestication, ferrets were predisposed for our friendship. Domesticated ferrets moved across Europe with the conquering Romans, earning their keep by flushing rabbits from their warrens for expectant hunters. The original ancestors of the ferret - the wild polecats of Europe or Asia - were sable in coloring, but hunting with white or albino ferrets made retrieval in the field easier. Pet ferrets today have coats of many colors - sable, albino, chocolate, and silver-mitt, to name just a few. Early ferrets also travelled far and wide on sailing ships, working as rodent patrol. Nooks and crannies on these ships weren't too tiny for a ferret's small body, since ferrets can turn around in very tight places, allowing them into areas off-limits to the cat. Ferrets may have arrived in the New World with the original settlers in the late 1600s. Since reaching U.S. shores, ferrets have been used for hunting and rodent control, and were even raised for their fur (fortunately, they were not well suited for this purpose). While hunting with ferrets is still practiced in Britain, ferrets are no longer used for this purpose in the U.S. Today the domesticated ferret is a cherished and often pampered member of the household throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan.

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46. Wild Ferrets GIVE THE GIFT OF wildlife! Blackfooted ferrets are the rarest mammals in North America. Once nearly extinct, ferrets are making http://www.ferrethaven.org/blackfooted.html

Wild Ferrets Help The Ferret Haven By the Sea by shopping at The Ferret Store! BLACK-FOOTED FERRET RECOVERY IMPLEMENTATION TEAM Cochise Kiva Cochise was born on the 5th of June, 1996 at the Louisville Zoo in Louisville, Kentucky. He moved to the Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo in Nebraska in October 1996. He was one of six kits (baby ferrets) born to Sia and Matthew. Chochise is very territorial and quite vocal whenever someone approaches his nestbox. He enjoys hidning in paper sacks provided by the ferret keepers. His personality might best be described as "fiesty!" Cochise weighs 994 grams. Kiva was born the 6th of June, 1996 at the Louisville Zoo in Louisville, Kentucky to Hopi (mother or "dam") and Kiowa (father or "sire") and was one of a litter of four. "Kiva" is the name of the ceremonial structure created by the Hopi tribe. Her litter mates were all released into the wild young, so they were not named. Kiva was bred by Cheyenne last year and had a litter of one male and five females, named "Cacique" (the chief Hopi priest who cares for the kiva), "Adobe" (southwestern brick), "Anasazi" (a pre-historic southwest tribe, pre-Hopi), "Mohave" (tribe of the Yuma Nation), "Nampeyo" (a female Hopi potter), and "Seri" (a Mexican plains tribe). This year, Kiva whelped (birthed) a litter of four males and three females. She is a ferret who needs lots of toys and enrichments to occupy her time, or she tends to get into trouble. She enjoys attacking a Gumabone® wishbone that dangles above her tunnel opening.

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48. "Information Resources On Ferrets" Fecal steroid profiles in blackfooted ferrets exposed to natural photoperiod. 1997. Brown, JL Journal of wildlife Management, 1997, v. 61 (4), p. 1428-1436. http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/pubs/ferrets/black.htm

BLACK-FOOTED FERRETS Entertoxigenic Escherichia coli infection in captive black-footed ferrets. 2001. Bradley, Gregory A.; Orr, Kathy; Reggiardo, Carlos; Glock, Robert D. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, Jul. 2001, v. 37 (3), p. 617-620. ISSN: 0090-3558. NAL call no: 41.9 W64B Descriptors: bacterial disease, E. Coli infection, foods. Age-dependent changes in sperm production, semen quality, and testicular volume in the black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes). 2000. Wolf, K.N.; Wildt, D.E.; Vargas, A.; Marinari, P.E.; Kreeger, J.S.; Ottinger, M.A.; Howard, J.G. Biology of Reproduction, Jul. 2000, v. 63 (1), p. 179-187. ISSN: 0006-3363. NAL call no: QL876.B5 Descriptors: sperm, testis, seminal fluid, semen quality, age dependent changes. Fossils, diet, and conservation of black-footed ferrets (Mustela nigripes). 2000. Owen, Pamela R.; Bell, Christopher J.; Mead, Emilee M. Journal of Mammalogy, May 2000, v. 81 (2), p. 422-433. ill. ISSN: 0022-2372. NAL call no: 410 J823 Descriptors: predators, prey, relationship. Reproductive inefficiency in male black-footed ferrets (Mustela nigripes) 2000. Wolf, K.N.; Wildt, D.E,; Vargas, A.; Marinari, P.E.; Ottinger, M.A.; Howard, J.G.

49. ENDANGERED In The Wild : North America Fish coordinates the Species Survival Plan (SSP) for blackfooted ferrets. Captive breeding populations are maintained at the Sybille wildlife Research Station http://www.bagheera.com/inthewild/van_anim_ferret.htm

BLACK-FOOTED FERRET North America Unknown The rarest native mammal in the United States, the black-footed ferret is a short-legged, slender-bodied weasel. It measures just 1 1/2 feet (46 cm) nose to tail. This small carnivore once was widely distributed throughout the North American Great Plains from Alberta, Canada, south through the Rocky Mountains to the southwestern United States. The last wild black-footed ferrets were taken into captivity in 1987. Today, the ferrets have been reintroduced to a few limited areas in the state of Wyoming. Natural History The black-footed ferret is a nocturnal prowler whose fate is closely tied to that of the prairie dog. The ferret eats ground squirrels, mice, birds, and insects. It lives in burrows dug by prairie dogs, which also are its primary prey. A colony of prairie dogs 100 to 148 acres in size is necessary to support one ferret. Causes of Endangerment Killing of Prey and Habitat Loss Massive hunting and poisoning campaigns against the prairie dog, its main food source, caused the ferret to decline. Since the pioneers arrived on the Great Plains, ranchers and farmers have conducted an extensive campaign to get rid of prairie dogs, which were considered pests. Discovery of sylvatic plague in the colonies stepped up efforts to eliminate the prairie dogs. From 1900 to present, prairie dog populations plummeted to about 5 to 10 percent of their former numbers.

50. HCPB-California's Plants And Animals Since no research was conducted on ferrets, the impacts of ferrets on wildlife were not investigated, and the presumed disappearance of the population sometime http://www.dfg.ca.gov/hcpb/species/nuis_exo/ferret/ferret_issues_2.shtml

California Home DFG Home HCPB Home About HCPB ... Publication Information Habitat Conservation Planning Branch 1416 Ninth St., Sacramento, CA 95814 Telephone: (916) 653-4875 California Department of Fish and Game Habitat Conservation Planning Branch My CA Search DFG CALIFORNIA'S PLANTS AND ANIMALS DOMESTIC FERRET ISSUES IN CALIFORNIA Introduction Table of Content Ferret Bibliography Population Estimates ... Biology and Uses Ferret in the Wild World Distribution California's Concerns Native Carnivores Other Mustelidae ... Tables FERRETS IN THE WILD Escape of Ferrets to the Wild Survival of Released or Escaped Ferrets Difficulty Detecting Free-living Ferrets Difficulty Controlling Ferrets Escape of Ferrets to the Wild Ferrets may escape into the wild in any country where they are kept . . . King (1990) Domestic ferrets frequently escape from cages and from households and fur farms Ferrets are accomplished escape artists . They need only a 1-inch by 2-inch opening to get their head through, and the rest of the body will follow. Ferrets are sometimes referred to as ' the Houdinis of the animal world Ferrets, '

51. Mycobacterium Paratuberculosis In Wild Ferrets-a Potential Wildlife Reservoir Of Title, Mycobacterium paratuberculosis in wild ferretsa potential wildlife reservoir of Johne s disease. Journal, Proc. 7th Intl. Coll. http://www.paratuberculosis.org/proc7/abst7_o11.htm

h o m e m e m b e r s h i p r e s e a r c h p u b l i c a t i o n s ... l i n k s online abstract Source: Proc. 7th Intl. Coll. Paratuberculosis: Juste RA (ed) Section 7: Epidemiology and Control Authors de Lisle GW , Yates GF , Cavaignac SM , Collins DM , Paterson BM , Montgomery RH Title Mycobacterium paratuberculosis in wild ferrets-a potential wildlife reservoir of Johne's disease. Journal Proc. 7th Intl. Coll. Paratuberculosis: Juste RA (ed) Year Address AgResearch, Wallaceville Animal Research Centre, Upper Hutt, New Zealand. AgriQuality, Mosgiel, New Zealand. Abstract Ferrets ( Mustela putorius furo ) were released in New Zealand in the 19th century for the control of rabbits. Currently they inhabit large portions of the North and South Islands, especially those areas with moderate to high numbers of rabbits. Mycobacterium bovis was first isolated from wild ferrets in 1982 and they have been extensively studied to determine their role in the maintenance and spread of bovine tuberculosis. Recently, ferrets from the North and South Islands were identified with lesions in mesenteric lymph nodes and livers that contained acid-fast staining bacteria. The histological picture of these cases was not typical of that seen in ferrets infected with M. bovis

52. Defenders Comments BLM For Restoring Rare Ferrets build on the success of ferret recovery at UL.Bend, part of the Charles M. Russell National wildlife Refuge, where ferrets have been reintroduced since 1994. http://www.defenders.org/releases/pr2001/pr110901.html

November 9, 2001 Contact: newsroom@defenders.org Defenders commends BLM for restoring rare ferrets MISSOULA, Mont. After an absence of many decades, 20 highly endangered black-footed ferrets are being returned today to public land in central Montana by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) as part of a larger effort to restore a healthy population of these animals throughout the Great Plains. "We are very encouraged that the BLM is taking the initiative and restoring America’s most endangered land mammal to the prairies of Montana. This area is our greatest hope for reestablishing black-footed ferrets," said Minette Johnson, Defenders of Wildlife’s Northern Rockies field representative. "We have been working long and hard to get ferrets on the ground, and today it will finally happen". The black-footed ferret is the only ferret that is native to North America. Ferrets once lived throughout the Great Plains, wherever prairie dogs occurred, from Saskatchewan to Mexico, from the foothills of the Rockies to the Dakotas, Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma. Ferrets are 20 to 24 inches long and weigh up to two and a half pounds and distinguished by their black mask and black feet. Black-footed ferrets are one of more than 100 prairie denizens that rely on prairie dogs for survival. Prairie dogs are 90 percent of the ferret’s food, and they also use their dens for shelter. Poisoning programs initiated in the 1900s to eliminate prairie dog colonies decimated ferrets. Habitat loss through conversion to agriculture also played a role in their demise, as well as sylvatic plague that has wiped out prairie dogs throughout the grasslands.

53. International Wildlife Coalition nonprofit organization serving the needs of unwanted and abandoned ferrets, and dedicated to Dismal Swamp Shrew A US Fish and wildlife Fact Sheet about an http://www.iwc.org/WildlifeLinks/mammals.htm

More IWC Pages! Membership Donate Whale Sightings Wildlife Store Issues and Projects World Animal News Teachers' Kit Wildlife Links About IWC Site Map Contact IWC Mammals Here you will find links to: Ferrets Wolves Lemurs Koalas ... General Mammal Information Ferrets Treasured Ferrets : The purpose of this Web site is to introduce people to the Wonderful World of Ferrets and to educate people on the care and mainentance of ferrets. Oregon Ferret Association - Information on the ferret shelter, and links to html versions of the OFA's newsletters. - non-profit organization serving the needs of unwanted and abandoned ferrets, and dedicated to public education on care of the domestic ferret. Modern Ferret - The Ferret Lifestyle Magazine. Bi-monthly color magazine for ferret owners by ferret owners. Ferret Central - Ferret FAQ, other ferret sites, medical FAQ, and photos. Ferret Home [Bill King] American Ferret Association, Inc Ferret Association Of Connecticut Baltimore Ferret Club ... Ferret Information : a list of shelters in the USA and Canada or LIFE's list of shelters in the USA. Ferret Wise, a ferret rescue and rehabilitation shelter located in Marlborough, NH. Ferret Organizations Links : If your ferret is showing signs of injury or sickness, always consult your veterinarianto do otherwise may risk the life of your ferret. For a real treat, wait a few minutes on the home page for the mini-movie to loadchanges often!

54. BLM Colorado - LSFO Black-footed Ferrets Homepage Releases of ferrets occur in the fall this is usually a combination of adults and kits. Bureau of Land Management, US Fish and wildlife Service. http://www.co.blm.gov/lsra/bffwebpage.htm

Colorado-Utah Black-footed Ferret Project Project Summary On November 12, 1998, twenty black-footed ferrets were placed in large pens on an existing white-tailed prairie dog town in northwest Colorado. The ferrets are held over the winter and allowed to live in their natural habitat until spring when they are matched with mates. Young ferrets (kits) are born in may or June. Releases of ferrets occur in the fall - this is usually a combination of adults and kits. We hope you will return to this page often to follow what happens with the project and how you can help. If you have any questions, feel free to call the Colorado Ferret Field Office number (970) 365-3604. Considered one of the rarest mammals in North America, the black-footed ferret is now a resident again in Colorado. Contents Brief History of Ferrets in Colorado What is a Black-footed Ferret? ... Black-footed ferrets photo gallery Cooperating Agencies Bureau of Land Management U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Colorado Division of Wildlife Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Financial and Other Support From: The agencies above and ...

55. BLM Colorado - LSFO Black-footed Ferrets, What You Can Do To Help Sybille wildlife Research and Conservation Education Center, 34 miles southwest of Wheatland, Wyoming, on State Highway 34, to learn more about ferrets and the http://www.co.blm.gov/lsra/bfferretspg1.htm

What you can do The ferret deserves protection as the rarest mammal in North America but also because human activity is the cause of its decline. It is up to each one of us to help save them. Help protect remaining prairie dog communities. Check with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service before altering prairie dog towns or poisoning prairie dogs. If you see a black-footed ferret in the wild, report it to your local state wildlife agency or to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Visit he National Black-footed Ferret Conservation Center/Sybille Wildlife Research and Conservation Education Center, 34 miles southwest of Wheatland, Wyoming, on State Highway 34, to learn more about ferrets and the efforts to save them from extinction. Ferret Home Craig Home Camping Equestrian ... Feedback www.co.blm.gov/lsra/bfferetspg1.htm Last modified: Created by the Bureau of Land Management, Colorado Point of Contact: lsfo_webmail@co.blm.gov

56. New Zealand To Ban Pet Ferrets To Protect Birdlife - 3/29/2002 - ENN.com native animals. Fed up with the carnage, the New Zealand government plans to ban pet ferrets to try to protect native wildlife. http://www.enn.com/news/wire-stories/2002/03/03292002/reu_46808.asp

Site Index: Home News ENN Earthnews Affiliates News In-Depth Topics Interact Online Quizzes Postcards Marketplace Business Center Store Advanced Search Advertise Join ENN e-mail Subscription Take our Survey Affiliate Tech Center Post Press Release Help About ENN Site Map New Zealand to ban pet ferrets to protect birdlife Friday, March 29, 2002 By Reuters Fed up with the carnage, the New Zealand government plans to ban pet ferrets to try to protect native wildlife. "The threat ferrets pose to New Zealand's vulnerable native species such as kiwi is too great to ignore," Conservation Minister Sandra Lee said in a statement on Thursday. The kiwi, a flightless and nocturnal bird that has been a nickname for New Zealanders since World War I, is particularly vulnerable to predators, including ferrets. The small carnivores were introduced to New Zealand by European settlers in 1867 to control rabbits, which were also introduced by the settlers. However, ferrets quickly developed a taste for kiwis and their eggs, along with other vulnerable New Zealand wildlife that had evolved in what had been a relatively predator-free environment. The ferrets' skinny bodies enabled them to easily raid the underground burrows of the much larger, relatively clumsy kiwis. Environmental campaigner the Forest and Bird Protection Society labeled ferrets as "vicious predators" that could also transmit tuberculosis to cattle and spread the human influenza virus.

57. U.S. Wildlife Agency Begins Work On New Ferret Conservation Center In Colorado - wildlife officials have successfully reintroduced about 1,600 blackfooted ferrets since the recovery program began about 14 years ago, Lockhart said. http://www.enn.com/news/wire-stories/2001/08/08292001/krt_44782.asp

Site Index: Home News ENN Earthnews Affiliates News In-Depth Topics Interact Online Quizzes Postcards Marketplace Business Center Store Advanced Search Advertise Join ENN e-mail Subscription Take our Survey Affiliate Tech Center Post Press Release Help About ENN Site Map U.S. wildlife agency begins work on new ferret conservation center in Colorado Wednesday, August 29, 2001 By Coleman Cornelius, Denver Post The center will be relocated in the fall of 2002 from its current site near Wheatland, Wyo., to 40 acres of open grassland off Interstate 25 about 20 miles north of Fort Collins. The National Black-Footed Ferret Conservation Center is the linchpin in captive breeding and reintroduction of the ferret, a member of the weasel family that declined dramatically with the eradication of its chief prey, the black-tailed prairie dog, from land used for agriculture and development. "I think it's a worthwhile effort to try to save the black-footed ferret. They're part of the natural balance on the prairie," said Sen. Wayne Allard, a Republican from Loveland who was among the government representatives turning shovels of grassland where the new center will be built. Allard helped procure $1.8 million in federal funding for the center's relocation from Wyoming to Colorado. Mike Lockhart, director of the National Black-Footed Ferret Conservation Center, said wildlife managers sought a new site because the current center isn't big enough. The site near Fort Collins is ideal, he said, because it is in the ferret's native range and can accommodate 100 large outdoor pens that will include prairie-dog colonies. It also offers easy airport access and is close to the labs and offices of other wildlife agencies and researchers.

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60. VetCentric - The Fury Over Ferrets The worry is that ferrets would prey on local wildlife. ferrets were thriving, and the state wildlife agency knew nothing about it, he said. http://www.vetcentric.com/magazine/magazineArticle.cfm?ARTICLEID=1047

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