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Black-Footed Ferret

•Common NameBlack-footed ferret•Scientific NameMustela Nigripes•ClassMammalia http://www.arkive.org/black-footed-ferret/mustela-nigripes/image-

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Location

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Red=extinctPurple=reintroduced

Found: Southern Canada to Northern MexicoReintroduced: South Dakota, Wyoming, and Utah

Threat Rating

Endangered means threatened with extinction

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ThreatsResidential & commercial

development Hunting & trapping terrestrial

animals Agro-industry grazing, ranching or

farming

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Positive Efforts Wyoming Game & Fish Department,

cooperating with the US Fish and Wildlife Service started breeding

programs.

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Uniqueness The only species of wild ferret

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Was once classified as extinct but then found

ConnectionFood chain: without them the

population of prairie dogs would explode, and harm crops and

farms.

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How Long Have They Been on Earth

Ferrets evolved in Europe between 3 and 4 million years

ago from weasel-like ancestors.

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How long have they been endangered?They were first officially recognized by

the United States government as threatened in 1967

Works ConsultedBriana, Richy Joe A. "Black-footed ferret ( Mustela Nigripes ) ." The Grolier World Encyclopedia-North America. Danbury, CN:

Grolier Education Corporation, 1993. 20-22. Print.

John, Bob X. "Amazing Species: Black-footed Ferret." IUCN Red List. ARKive, Web. 28 Mar. 2012

URLshttp://www.blackfootedferret.org/photo-gallery

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http://www.arkive.org/black-footed-ferret/mustela-nigripes/image-G62539.html

http://www.arkive.org/black-footed-ferret/mustela-nigripes/image-G62536.html

http://www.arkive.org/black-footed-ferret/mustela-nigripes/image-G116542.html

http://www.arkive.org/black-footed-ferret/mustela-nigripes/image-G1642.html

http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/14020/0

http://maps.iucnredlist.org/map.html?id=14020

http://www.arkive.org/black-footed-ferret/mustela-nigripes/image-G1086.html

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