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23. New Chance For Ferrets? - International Wildlife Magazine - National Wildlife Fe International wildlife September/October 2001. New Chance for ferrets? In 1967, blackfooted ferrets became charter members of what was to become the US http://www.nwf.org/internationalwildlife/2001/ferretso01.html

About NWF Contact Us Search IN-DEPTH RESOURCES: OUR PROGRAMS WHERE WE WORK NEWSROOM Home ... Donate Today International Wildlife September/October 2001 New Chance for Ferrets? By Christie Aschwanden This September, the most endangered mammal in the United States may get a vital boost—in Mexico A TINY, BLACK NOSE darts up through a prairie dog hole and back down so fast it seems imagined. A few seconds later, an entire head pokes up, and a pair of curious black eyes gaze out. Picture a furry eel with legs and a face resembling a baby raccoon's, and you get a sense of the black-footed ferret. This one can smell today's meal—prairie dog—resting on the soil just beyond the safe reaches of the burrow, but it hesitates, scanning the scene for signs of danger. Finally, it makes its move. With the grace of a snake and the speed of a cheetah, it snatches the rodent in its teeth and yanks it into the burrow. The whole process is over in the blink of an eye. This is no wild ferret, however. It was born here at the National Black-Footed Ferret Conservation Center run by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) in Sybille, Wyoming, northeast of Laramie. And presently it is attending a boot camp of sorts. The prairie dog it snatched was already dead, and the entire food-catching exercise is part of a training program to give the ferret a taste of the wild before it's shipped off to the real world—to Mexico, for what scientists say is the most ambitious attempt yet to save North America's most endangered mammal.

24. Nebraska Game And Parks Commission - Wildlife Species Guide - Black-footed Ferre Nebraska wildlife species guide. In the 1960s, the only known population of blackfooted ferrets was a small colony in southwestern South Dakota. http://www.ngpc.state.ne.us/wildlife/ferret.asp

NEBRASKA GAME AND PARKS COMMISSION Wednesday, September 21, 2005 HOME Search: Fishing Hunting State Parks Boating Your browser does not support script home wildlife Nebraska Wildife Species Guide Beaver Bobcat Black Bear Coyote ... Bighorn Sheep Black-footed Ferret A Threatened and Endangered species Description Habitat Status The black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) has been considered the most endangered mammal in North America for many years. Although it was probably never abundant, historically the ferret occurred throughout the Great Plains in 12 states and two Canadian provinces, from the foothills of the Rocky Mountains east to Nebraska and from southern Canada south to Texas. Ferrets were occasionally listed in fur company records from the upper Missouri River basin in the early to mid-1800s. The ferret was held in special regard by Native Americans, who used its pelts on headdresses and in religious ceremonies. The range of the black-footed ferret coincides closely with that of three species of prairie dogs on which the ferret depends for food and habitat. As the plains were settled and large tracts of prairie were plowed for farmland

25. Ferret Breeding And Sales Banned CURRENT STATUS OF ferrets. Regulations under the wildlife Act allow people to keep up to three The impact ferrets have on vulnerable native wildlife. http://www.doc.govt.nz/Whats-New/Issues/Archive/Ferret-Breeding-and-Sales-Banned

Contact Us Site Map Home About DOC ... Publications What's New Consulting On E Cards Issues New on the Site ... DOC Submissions on Far North District Plan Ferret Breeding and Sales Banned Globe Hill Gold Mine Decision (PDF) Hikurangi Maunga International Fishers Forum Mount Hikurangi ... Waikaremoana and Roading Issues Ferret Breeding and Sales Banned March 2002 Announcement I have announced the sale, distribution and breeding of ferrets is to be banned. The Chief Technical Officer is declaring them unwanted organisms under the Biosecurity Act. Existing pets and farms will be exempt. However, pet owners will be unable to sell, breed, display, release or give away their ferrets. The declaration will come into effect when the Biosecurity Amendment Bill 2001 is passed into legislation. This is an important decision as ferrets are unwanted pests. They kill vulnerable native species, like kiwi and penguins. As potential TB carriers, they risk our farming industry. Pet ferrets can escape to establish breeding populations. They present a biosecurity risk to the all too few ferret-free areas on the mainland and offshore islands. I am aware that some people are very fond of their pet ferrets but as New Zealanders we all have a responsibility to try to ensure the survival of native species only found in our country. This announcement comes after a review of the Regulations under the Wildlife Act, administered by the Department of Conservation, which govern the management of ferrets. The previous Government started this review and I have continued with it. Last year I asked DOC to investigate mechanisms for achieving a ban.

26. Black-Footed Ferret National Parks Conservation Association provides wildlife factsheets about Factoid In the wild, blackfooted ferrets spend 99 percent of their time http://www.npca.org/wildlife_protection/wildlife_facts/ferret.asp

HOME >> Wildlife Protection >> Wildlife Facts WILDLIFE FACTS ... Steller Sea Lion BLACK-FOOTED FERRET (Mustela nigripes) Factoid: In the wild, black-footed ferrets spend 99 percent of their time underground. Status: Endangered. Threats: Both habitat loss and the continued decline of their prey base, the prairie dog, continue to threaten the black-footed ferret. Population: Approximately a thousand black-footed ferrets live in captivity at breeding facilities, while another 80 exist in the wild following release by the federal government. Survival: Black-footed ferrets have been known to live up to 12 years in captivity. T he black-footed ferret is a member of the weasel family (mustelids). Ferrets grow up to 2 feet in length (including a 6 inch tail) and weigh approximately 2 to 3 pounds. They are very quick and agile and are most active at night (nocturnal). Prairie dogs make up the main staple of the ferret's diet although they occasionally eat mice and other small animals. Prairie dog towns of the plains and plateaus are also home to the black-footed ferret, who utilize their burrows for shelter and travel. During the night they hunt for sleeping prairie dogs in their burrows. Sometimes prairie dogs attack as a group and drag a ferret underground.

27. HCPB-California's Plants And Animals of ferrets in the wild, and have even threatened locally rare wildlife. on ferrets, the impacts of ferrets on wildlife were not investigated, 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, '

28. Wildlife Blackfooted Ferrets housed primarily at Wyoming’s Sybille wildlife Research Center. The ferrets are the genetic reservoir for the planned reestablishment of wild http://www.greateryellowstone.org/wildlife/ferrets.html

29. Wildlife wildlife on the Isle of Mull Scotland . There are also polecats, weasels, stoats, feral ferrets, rabbits, blue and brown hares and rats. http://www.holidaymull.org/wildlife.html

Wildlife on Mull Red Deer Even on a brief visit to Mull it will soon become obvious that this is a good place for wildlife. Red deer roam the hills. Eagles and Buzzards soar over the skylines. Seals and otters can be seen in many of the bays and inlets. Mull's blend of mountains, coastline, moorland and bogs is a wonderful habitat for both flora and fauna. Red deer are seen on the hills and in the many forests here. In the winter they are often found along the shoreline licking the salt from the rocks. Fallow deer inhabit the wooded area around Gruline and Salen and wild white goats are found from Grass Point in the south-east down to the Ross of Mull in the south-west. Seals are easily viewed from a number of points on the island, but the best way to see them is from a boat, as they swim in the sea or bask on one of the small islands around Mull. Both the common seal and the Atlantic grey seal (the third rarest seal in the world) are frequently seen. Grey Seal Pup Common dolphin One of Mull's bottlenose dolphins Mull is one of the best places to see whales and dolphins in the UK and Europe too. The waters around Mull are home to bottlenose dolphins, minke whales and harbour porpoises. Risso's dolphins, killer whales, common dolphins and Atlantic white-sided dolphins are also common visitors to the area.

30. Spotlight On Wildlife - Black-footed Ferret US Fish wildlife Colorado http//www.r6.fws.gov/feature/ferrets.html Defenders of wildlife http//www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/ferret.html http://www.edu-source.com/spotlight/bfferett.html

The Black-footed Ferret is one of three species of ferrets in the world. This endangered animal requires large prairie dog colonies that provide food and shelter. In modern times rural development has fragmented and reduced much prairie dog habitat, which in turn has caused severe population declines of black-footed ferrets. Little is known about the biology of the elusive black-footed ferret. Several zoos in the United States and Canada are cooperating in the housing and breeding of the remaining ferrets. Offspring from these efforts are being reintroduced into the wild. This has had cautious success. Disease and limited prairie dog range hamper this program. A large area of prairie and very many prairie dogs are needed to support just a few black-footed ferrets. Prairie dogs comprise about 90 per cent of this animal's diet. It is estimated that a family of four black-footed ferrets will eat over 700 prairie dogs per year. Other predators rely on prairie dog populations as well. These include burrowing owls, swift fox, badgers, golden eagles and prairie falcons. The black-footed ferrets are about 20 - 24 inches long, including a 6 inch tail. They weigh up to two and a half pounds. They have short strong legs, a short furry tail and protruding ears.They have the appearance of a yellowish-brown body with a distinctive black mask across the face, and black on the feet and on the tip of their tails.

31. Welcome To Forest And Bird ferrets menace vulnerable native wildlife from kiwi to penguins. As Minister of Conservation, I am troubled by reports that ferrets are killing adult kiwi http://www.forestandbird.org.nz/dawnchorus/ferret/index.asp

Home Contact Join Search ... Dawn Chorus Links Ferrets - Pests NOT Pets! Ferrets (Mustela furo) Ferrets ( Mustela furo ) are the domesticated variety of the European polecat and were originally introduced to New Zealand to control rabbits - a case of biological control gone seriously wrong Ferrets are now found throughout the North and South Islands, and New Zealand has the largest known population of feral ferrets in the world. In the 1980s a fitch (farmed ferret) industry was established in New Zealand and in 1985 the Wildlife (Farming of Unprotected Wildlife) Regulations were passed, allowing people to keep ferrets in farms or as pets. However the fitch industry collapsed in the late 1980s, leading to the release or escape of many farmed ferrets and a fad for keeping ferrets as pets. The threat of 'pets' Ferret eating penguin on Otago Peninsula (Rod Morris) Both in New Zealand and overseas, pet ferrets have attacked people. In 1998 in Palmerston North a pet ferret came in through the cat door of a house and attacked a sleeping toddler, and his mother who tried to remove the ferret. Ferrets can carry bovine tuberculosis (Tb), and transmit the disease to cattle. Surveys have found up to 30 percent of ferrets in New Zealand test positive for Tb. Ferrets can also contract the human influenza virus, and transmit the disease to people who come in contact with them.

32. Defenders Magazine - Defenders Of Wildlife - Summer 2005 Issue Blackfooted ferrets battle for survival in the nation s heartland Fish and wildlife Service s Mike Lockhart, who oversees the ferret recovery program. http://www.defenders.org/defendersmag/issues/summer05/badlands.html

DEFENDERS IN ACTION Conservation News from Defenders DEFENDERS VIEW Last Stand for the Arctic Refuge by Rodger Schlickeisen WILD LIFE Hope Flies in Arkansas, Wolves Cool Global Warming and more ON THE GROUND Serving Wildlife With Potatoes SPECIES SPOTLIGHT The California Red-Legged Frog Toughing It Out in the Badlands Black-footed ferrets battle for survival in the nation's heartland By Paul Tolme © Jeff Vanuga With one hand on the steering wheel and the other controlling a spotlight on the roof of his pickup, biologist Travis Livieri drives through a bumpy, windswept stretch of South Dakota prairie. It is 3 a.m., and Livieri is searching for one of North America's most endangered land mammals: the black-footed ferret. He rotates the spotlight, scanning a 200-yard radius of the Conata Basin for the distinctive eye-shine of the nocturnal ferrets. "Searching for ferrets is like looking for a needle in a haystack," says Livieri, director of the nonprofit Prairie Wildlife Research, which contracts with the federal government to study and help protect the rare animals. After nearly eight hours in the truck, we have spotted pronghorns, coyotes, a rare swift fox, great horned owls and a flock of sandhill cranes but no ferrets. Livieri, who sometimes sees 20 on a good night, is antsy. "Come on you little weasels," he jokes, chugging a caffeine-laden soda to stay alert, "where are you?"

33. Defenders Comments BLM For Restoring Rare Ferrets Fish and wildlife Service to take all the remaining ferrets into captivity, Defenders of wildlife has been instrumental in restoring blackfooted 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.

34. North America - National Zoo| FONZ Watching blackfooted ferrets You are viewing the nest box of a A cooperative effort by the US Fish and wildlife Service, the American Zoo and Aquarium http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/NorthAmerica/

Home Animals, etc. North America North America: ... Black-footed Ferret Cam Related Resources Backyard Biology Birds Kids' Farm Ocean Living ... Adopt a bison, prairie dog, bald eagle, or black-footed ferret! Travel to great canyons of the Southwest with FONZ. Visit the Smithsonian's American Indian Museum black-footed ferret , its prairie dog many North American species. Prairie Dog Exhibit Now Open Black-tailed prairie dogs , one of about 2,000 rodent species, can now be seen in two Zoo exhibits. At the recently opened outdoor exhibit, near Lemur Island and the red panda yard, several prairie dogs can be seen digging holes for their underground tunnel system, eating, and interacting. The Small Mammal House is home to the second exhibit, which has a black-footed ferret North America Photo Gallery Help with cam Watching black-footed ferrets: You are viewing the nest box of a black-footed ferret at the Zoo's Conservation and Research Center, where ferrets are bred to be saved from extinction. Ferrets, which once ranged across the Great Plains, are more active, so don't be surprised if the ferret on camera is asleep. Recovery of the endangered black-footed ferret Black-footed ferret facts Adopt a ferret Saving Mexican Wolves The National Zoo helps with the effort to reintroduce Mexican wolves Find out how.

35. Black-Footed Ferrets: Life Behind The Mask - National Zoo| FONZ wildlife authorities had captured six ferrets the preceding year, and decided to trap the remaining individuals rather than risk another winter dieoff. http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Publications/ZooGoer/2000/5/blackfootedferrets.cfm

Home Publications ZooGoer In this Issue Black-Footed Ferrets: Life Behind the Mask Ferret Them Out Multiply and Conquer: A Front Royal Strategy Giant Steps ... ZooGoer Related Resources Small Mammals North America Adopt a black-footed ferret Join FONZ to receive ZooGoer in your mailbox! Black-Footed Ferrets: Life Behind the Mask by Alex Hawes Conservation at the close of the 20th century: The ferret population is now one percent larger. To the casual observer, artificial insemination (AI) may appear intrusive, if not downright rude. But as black-footed ferrets ( Mustela nigripes Little Room on the Prairie A half-million or more black-footed ferrets once inhabited wide swaths of the North American grasslands, which stretched unbroken from southern Canada across the western Great Plains to northern Mexico. Until the arrival of white settlers, an estimated one quarter of this vast landscape more than 100 million acres was pocked with prairie dog ( Cynomys sp.) burrows channeled deep into the soil in a maze of tunnels and chambers. The largest prairie dog complex, in Texas, measured 100 miles long and 250 miles wide (more than twice the size of Maryland) and contained perhaps 400 million prairie dogs by one estimate. Ferrets slept, hid, mated, and gave birth in these burrows, and prairie dog meat formed 90 percent of their diet.

36. Coal Creek Wildlife-Black-footed Ferret Blackfooted ferrets live all over the world except for Australia, Antarctica and I got my information from wildlife IN DANGER published by the Colorado http://www.bvsd.k12.co.us/schools/coalcreek/wildlife/ferret.html

Masked Bandit of the Prairies by Michael, age 8 A black-foot ed ferret scurries across prairie dog colonies like a masked bandit, waiting for his prairie dog feast. Then he will take over the prairie dog's home, and use it for his home. Black-footed ferrets eat prairie dogs, mice, squirrels, gophers, rabbits, birds, lizards, eggs and sometimes insects. The European polecat and the steppe polecat are the black-footed ferret's closest relatives. The black-footed ferret is about 2 feet long. It has a black mask over its eyes, feet, shoulders and tail. Black-footed ferrets live all over the world except for Australia, Antarctica and most of the ocean islands. Black-footed ferrets are one of the most endangered species in the U.S.A. So please help save them. I got my information from BLACK-FOOTED FERRET by Denise Casey. Black-footed Ferret by Colby, age 9 Imagine going to the zoo and seeing something that is very thin and is about 24 inches long, it may be a ferret. Does it have black markings on its legs? Can you see a black mask over its eyes? If so, it probably is a black-footed ferret. An amazing fact about the black-footed ferret is that its one of the rarest mammals in North America. The ferret belongs to the weasel family. It is also related to ermine, martens, skunks and otters. They have a black mask over their eyes, black markings on their legs and a black tip on their tails. Males are usually larger than females. The only thing it eats are prairie dogs. It tracks its prey with its powerful sense of smell, then it pounces on its prey, gripping it with its feet. Its razor sharp teeth are great for cutting the meat. A ferret has one litter per year. The babies are born about 1 1/2 months after mating, usually 3-4 young in a litter.

37. Californians For Ferret Legalization Fact Sheet ferrets pose no threat to agriculture or wildlife. All fifty states report that there are no feral populations of ferrets, and no adverse effects on http://www.ferretnews.org/fact1.html

Californians For Ferret Legalization Ferret Fact Sheet 410 Mountain Home Road Woodside, CA 94062 Tel (650) 851-3750 Fax (650) 851-5775 Jeanne Carley , Coordinator Ferrets pose no threat to agriculture or wildlife. All fifty states report that there are no feral populations of ferrets, and no adverse effects on wildlife or agriculture. Recent successful legislative efforts to end the ban on ferrets in both Michigan and Massachusetts had the full support of their respective wildlife agencies. Concerns by veterinarians that prohibition of the domesticated pet ferret is not in the animals' best interests, that unvaccinated animals are not in the public's best interests, and that treatment and vaccination of these animals may lead to a compromise of their licenses, have led the California Veterinary Medical Association to strongly support legalization. Historically the California Department of Health Services has claimed the domesticated ferret is a threat to children. In fact, studies on comparative animal bites from the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association and the Center for Disease Control show that the domesticated dog is over 200 times more likely to bite and severely injure a child, or adult, than is a pet ferret on an animal per capita basis. The Center for Disease Control describes ferrets as docile and cat-like. The domesticated ferret has not had a measurable impact on municipal animal control facilities or humane society shelters. Facilities contacted throughout the United States reported an insignificant impact on their resources. If the ability to establish feral populations, overwhelm humane agencies, or inflict bodily harm, were a litmus test for domestic pet ownership, both dogs and cats would be banned ahead of the ferret.

38. International Wildlife Coalition: Saving Wildlife - Saving Habitat Animal welfare, animal rights, wildlife protection, conservation, Treasured ferrets The purpose of this Web site is to introduce people to the http://www.iwc.org/iwc-wildlife-links-mammals.shtml

Animal welfare, animal rights, wildlife protection, conservation, and research organizations and contacts around the world 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.

39. Care And Feeding Of Ferrets and therefore outside the mandate of the state wildlife agency, and in the other, ferrets were legalized by a proactive state wildlife agency. http://www.maferrets.org/info/california.html

The Fight to Legalize Ferrets in California Why the Legislature Addressed The Ferret Issue Prior to 1985, ferrets were legal in 40 states. In fact, in most of these states, they never were illegal. Since 1985, eight states have legalized ferrets bringing the total to 48. In six of these states, legalization was accomplished through legislative action (page 5 1996-97 Nationwide Ferret Survey of State Wildlife Agencies). In one state, a court decision affirmed the ferret's status as domesticated and therefore outside the mandate of the state wildlife agency, and in the other, ferrets were legalized by a pro-active state wildlife agency. During this entire time, from the late 1980's to the present, the California Department of Fish and Game not only remained resolute in its hard line opposition to ferret legalization, but has been an active promulgator of ferret misinformation. So in 1994, when AB 2497 (California's first ferret bill) was introduced, it faced a wide array of opposition from farm, waterfowl and environmental organizations and failed to pass the Assembly floor. None of the bills in any of the other states generated such controversy. In fact, few had opposition of any kind. Significantly, none of these bills were opposed by their respective wildlife agencies.

40. Prairie Wildlife Research - News 4.15.03 Prairie wildlife Research collaborates with Smithsonian National Zoo on ferret We didn t expect the South Dakota ferrets to look so good, said Dr. http://www.prairiewildlife.org/news04.15.03

Prairie Wildlife Research collaborates with Smithsonian National Zoo on ferret recovery The worlds of black-footed ferret captive breeding and field reintroduction are closely linked and the combination of those efforts is having a significant impact. Reproductive experts from the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C. have found reduced reproductive output in black-footed ferrets in captivity. In order to address the reproductive problems in captivity the zoo experts need an understanding of reproduction in the wild, thus a "bio-medical" survey of wild black-footed ferrets was initiated in 2002. In September 2002, Drs. JoGayle Howard, Samantha Wisely, Rachel Moreland and Mitch Bush of the Smithsonian National Zoo traveled to Conata Basin, South Dakota to work with Prairie Wildlife Research and the U.S. Forest Service. Over a period of eight nights more than 100 wild black-footed ferrets were live-captured and samples were taken to compare with the captive ferrets. Samples including blood, feces and hair and were used to determine disease susceptibility, parasites, and genetics. The second phase of the "bio-medical" survey began in March 2003 when the zoo experts once again traveled to Conata Basin to take reproductive samples. Working with Prairie Wildlife Research and the U.S. Forest Service, sperm samples were taken from the wild ferrets to compare with captive ferrets. What they found was amazing. The percentage of normal sperm in wild ferrets was almost twice as high as the captive ferrets.

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