41. Black-footed Ferret - Bagheera The remaining blackfooted ferrets became more isolated, and unable to reproduce. Crowding wildlife into smaller islands of habitat causes inbreeding. http://www.bagheera.com/inthewild/van_anim_ferret.htm

Return to Vanishing BLACK-FOOTED FERRET Remaining Population: Unknown Range: North America 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.

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43. USGS Biology Programs of the blackfooted ferret. US Fish and wildlife Service Biological Rep. 13. Eighth Great Plains wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings. http://biology.usgs.gov/s t/noframe/c040.htm

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44. Ferret And Stoat-related Abstracts wildlife Research 28 8794. Introduced ferrets (Mustela furo) in New Zealand The Journal of wildlife Management 62(1) 45-58. Feral ferrets (Mustela http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/research/biosecurity/ferrets/abstracts.asp

QUICK SEARCH Search Tips Home Research Biosecurity Abstracts Ferrets Home Ferret Research Stoat research Working with People ... Kararehe Kino (Vertebrate Pest Research Newsletters) Subscribe for site updates Email Ferret and Stoat Research - Abstracts Photo: Grant Morriss Byrom, A. E. 2002: Dispersal and survival of juvenile feral ferrets Mustela furo in New Zealand. Journal of Applied Ecology Introduced feral ferrets ( Mustela furo) are a significant pest of both conservation and economic importance in New Zealand. Ferrets prey on indigenous wildlife, and they also carry bovine tuberculosis, a disease which may threaten New Zealand's international beef, dairy and venison markets. Very little is known about the role of dispersal and survival of juvenile ferrets in the recovery of ferret populations after control operations, and how these parameters might affect ferret impacts on native wildlife and their role in the spread of Tb. Fifty-two juvenile ferrets were radio-collared at emergence from their natal dens on six study sites during two years in 1997/98 and 1998/99. On three sites, most introduced mammalian predators (including ferrets) had been removed by kill-trapping from October to January to protect critical bird nesting areas. Three sites were left as non-removal sites. Dispersal and survival of juvenile ferrets was therefore measured at low and normal ferret densities.

45. Prairie Dogs In South Dakota Filed in 1998, the petition asked the US Fish and wildlife Service to list the There is also concern for the shooting of ferrets in that area. http://www.sdgfp.info/Wildlife/hunting/PrairieDog.htm

Home FAQ's Site Index Contact Us ... Turn In Poachers Main Menu GFP News Online Shopping Search our site Prairie Dogs in South Dakota Prairie dog shooting is prohibited on public lands in South Dakota from March 1 through June 14. Shooting is permitted year-round on private lands. The exception is the Conata Basin in Buffalo Gap National Grassland, which is closed to prairie dog shooting year-round. The state shooting closure does not apply to private or tribal lands in South Dakota. Link to Final Prairie Dog Management Plan (pdf) PRAIRIE DOGS The black-tailed prairie dog is found throughout much of western South Dakota. Although the population is considered to be generally stable in the state, concern about declines in other parts of its range led to the filing of a petition by the National Wildlife Federation. Filed in 1998, the petition asked the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list the black-tailed prairie dog as a federally threatened species. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service determined that this species was warranted for such a listing, but listing was precluded by higher listing priorities. The black-tailed prairie dog is currently a candidate for federal listing. South Dakota is one of eleven states working cooperatively to develop management programs that will help avoid the need to list the black-tailed prairie dog as a federal threatened species. SEASON/OPEN AREAS Prairie dog shooting is prohibited from March 1 through June 14 on public lands generally open to hunting in South Dakota. These lands include lands owned by the U.S. Forest Service (national forests and national grasslands), the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Reclamation, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks’ Game Production Areas, the South Dakota Office of School and Public Lands, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Waterfowl Production Areas. Public lands generally closed to hunting include national parks and black-footed ferret reintroduction areas.

46. Ferret FAQ - Part 1 Of 5 Part 1 of 5 about the FAQ, finding more info, intro to ferrets. You can find out about your town by calling the local wildlife Department or Fish and http://www.ferretcentral.org/faq/part1.html

Part 1 About Ferrets and This FAQ 0. About this FAQ Where to get this FAQ Goal of this FAQ Credits and editor's notes 1. Where to get more information Is there a shorter FAQ to hand out at meetings? Are there FAQs for particular diseases? How can I find a ferret breeder/shelter/vet/catalog? What mailing lists are there, and how do I join? What about interactive online chats? ... How do I start a ferret club or shelter? 2. Revision history of these files Revision history 3. Introduction to ferrets What are ferrets? Do they make good pets? Are ferrets wild? Why are there ferret permits? Are ferrets legal where I live? Do I need a license? I'm allergic to cats. Will I be allergic to ferrets? ... How can I help the ferret community? This page has been accessed more than times since May 29, 1996. Where to get this FAQ This FAQ is available as an indexed, cross-linked set of HTML documents , as a single HTML document [260 kB] which can be easily downloaded and browsed locally, or as a set of five fully-indexed, text-only files (by FTP) The text files are posted around the 20th of each month to the rec.pets

47. GORP - Top 10 Endangered Species - Black-Footed Ferret Always rare, blackfooted ferrets were thought to be extinct until a small bullet, Great Parks Expedition - Explore the wildlife-rich environs of Grand http://gorp.away.com/gorp/activity/wildlife/endangered_species_6.htm

Trail Finder Hiking How-tos Top 10s Outfitters ... Contests Search: Introduction Gray Wolf Grizzly Bear Orca ... Shoulder-Season South America from Away.com ACTIVITIES Wildlife We Love (and Would Hate to Lose) By Pieter vanNoordennen Black-Footed Ferret Ferrets standing guard Photo courtesy USFWS/Luray Parker Why We Love It: No doubt, this smelly member of the weasel family is a little monster. About two feet long, with black markings around its eyes, feet, and tail, the black-footed ferret not only feeds on hapless prairie dogs, it also lives in the burrows dug by them. Still, the ferret is the second most endangered animal in North America, after the Florida panther (which is clinging to existence in its dwindling southeastern domain). Where It's Happiest: Ferrets live solo, moving around prairie dog burrows without a permanent home. Some keep temporary dens, but are forced to move because their pungent odor gives them away to their prey. A single ferret can cover up to 100 acres of underground burrows. They're preyed upon by coyotes, badgers, and great-horned owls. The Cold, Hard Numbers:

48. International Wildlife: NEW CHANCE FOR FERRETS? This September, The Most Endange Full text of the article, NEW CHANCE FOR ferrets? This September, the most endangered mammal in the United States may get a vital boost—in Mexico http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1170/is_2001_Sept-Oct/ai_77628000

@import url(/css/us/style1.css); @import url(/css/us/searchResult1.css); @import url(/css/us/articles.css); @import url(/css/us/artHome1.css); Home Advanced Search IN free articles only all articles this publication Automotive Sports FindArticles International Wildlife Sept-Oct 2001 Content provided in partnership with 10,000,000 articles Not found on any other search engine. Related Searches Black-footed ferret / Protection Endangered species / Protection Mexico / Plants and animals National Wildlife Federation / Management ... United States. Fish and Wildlife Service / Location Featured Titles for ASA News ASEE Prism Academe African American Review ... View all titles in this topic Hot New Articles by Topic Automotive Sports Top Articles Ever by Topic Automotive Sports International Wildlife Sept-Oct, 2001 by Christie Aschwanden Save a personal copy of this article and quickly find it again with Furl.net. It's free! Save it. 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.

49. Endangered Species Bulletin: Ferrets Home On The Range - Brief Article The US Fish and wildlife Service finally captured the last 18 ferrets known Survival of Blackfooted ferrets. Journal of wildlife Management 62643-653. http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0ASV/is_3_25/ai_66758963

@import url(/css/us/style1.css); @import url(/css/us/searchResult1.css); @import url(/css/us/articles.css); @import url(/css/us/artHome1.css); Home Advanced Search IN free articles only all articles this publication Automotive Sports FindArticles Endangered Species Bulletin May 2000 Content provided in partnership with 10,000,000 articles Not found on any other search engine. Related Searches Black-footed ferret / Demographic aspects Mammal populations / Protection and preservation Prairie dogs / Demographic aspects Wildlife management / Environmental aspects Featured Titles for ASA News ASEE Prism Academe African American Review ... View all titles in this topic Hot New Articles by Topic Automotive Sports Top Articles Ever by Topic Automotive Sports Ferrets Home on the Range - Brief Article Endangered Species Bulletin May, 2000 by Mike Lockhart Paul Marinari Pete Gober Save a personal copy of this article and quickly find it again with Furl.net. It's free! Save it. The reintroduction of black-footed ferrets to the wild began in the Shirley Basin, Wyoming, in 1991. Additional reintroductions have taken place at the Conata Basin/Badlands area of South Dakota in 1994; Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge, Montana, also in 1994; Aubrey Valley, Arizona, in 1996; Ft Belknap Reservation, Montana, in 1997 (see related article in this edition of the Bulletin); and the Coyote Basin, which straddles Utah and Colorado (1999). Between 1991 and 1999, we released a total of 1,185 ferrets at these sites. The black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) has come a long way since the late 1970s, when many people feared that it was extinct. This species once ranged over an enormous area spanning 11 Great Plains/Rocky Mountain states and 1 Canadian province. It was decimated by conversion of much of North America's native prairies to crop land and by decades of persecution against its principal prey, the prairie dog (Cynomys spp.). Hopes were raised when a small remnant population of ferrets was discovered near Meeteetse, Wyoming, in 1981. But canine distemper and sylvatic plague (Yersinia pestis) were detected in the Meeteetse population in 1985, and the black-footed ferret slipped perilously close to genuine extinction by 1987. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finally captured the last 18 ferrets known in an effort to keep disease from claiming the species.

50. NDIS Black-footed Ferret Wildlife Page wildlife Blackfooted Ferret Page Habitat Black-footed ferrets have historically occupied areas ranging from the shortgrass and midgrass prairie to http://ndis.nrel.colostate.edu/wildlifespx.asp?SpCode=050120

51. ESA Op-Ed the Fish wildlife Service fretted about the ferret. Finally, in 1984, the last ten living ferrets were captured and the species has since been http://www.ti.org/esaoped.html

Private Ownership to Save Species Environmentalists don't want to admit it, but the Endangered Species Act (ESA) is a failure. Passed with the noble goal of recovering diminishing populations of wildlife, the means it uses to achieve that goal are cumbersome and ineffective. At most, the law can take credit for saving only two or three species, while it has witnessed the extinction of many more. Species such as bald eagles and peregrine falcons have recovered, not due to the ESA but to entirely separate actions, such as the Environmental Protection Agency's ban of DDT a year before the ESA was passed. The prairie dog and black-footed ferret illustrate the failings of the ESA. The federal government declared war on prairie dogs, a minor nuisance to ranchers, in 1916. Eventually, federal poison campaigns helped to wipe prairie dogs from 98 percent of their range. Not so happy is the black-footed ferret, a weasel-like predator that eats prairie dogs and lives in prairie dog burrows. It is a law of ecology that, when you try to eradicate a prey species, the predator goes first. Long before the ESA was passed, the black-footed ferret was known as "the most endangered mammal in North America." Finally, in 1984, the last ten living ferrets were captured and the species has since been bred in laboratories and zoos. Even today, federal agencies continue to poison prairie dogs (except in Utah) and the biggest obstacle to recovery of a wild population of ferrets is the lack of any places with enough prairie dogs to support a ferret population. (The second biggest problem is figuring out how to train captive prairie dogs to survive in the wild.)

52. Black-footed Ferret (Mustela Nigripes) Recovery Update The largest contribution of ferrets came from the US Fish and wildlife Survival of Blackfooted ferrets. Journal of wildlife Management 62643-653. http://www.umich.edu/~esupdate/library/98.11-12/lockhart.html

Black-footed Ferret ( Mustela nigripes ) Recovery Update Mike Lockhart Astrid Vargas Paul Marinari Pete Gober National Black-footed Ferret Conservation Center, 410 Grand Ave., Suite 315, Laramie, WY 82070. In 1998, the number of black-footed ferrets (ferrets; Mustela nigripes A total of 217 kits were allocated for reintroduction and field breeding programs in 1998. Ninety-four (59.35; i.e., 59 male and 35 female) ferret kits were provided to the Conata Basin/Badlands National Park reintroduction area in South Dakota. Seventy-seven ferret kits were allocated to two separate release sites on a Montana experimental reintroduction area; 55 kits (35.20) to the Ft. Belknap Indian Reservation and 22 kits (11.11) to the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge. Finally, 29 kits (18.11) were sent to Arizona, some of which will be released while some will be retained for on-site breeding efforts in 1999. Ferrets are also being provided to two new field breeding projects: Seven kits (4.3) will be transferred to a New Mexico breeding facility constructed by the Turner Endangered Species Fund; and 10 kits (5.5) will be sent to a breeding project on an experimental reintroduction area in northwestern Colorado and eastern Utah. As was the case last year, all ferret kits destined for release in the wild in 1998 were "preconditioned." Preconditioning consisted of extended exposure to outdoor pens that have naturalistic prairie dog burrows, and in which developing kits are exposed to prairie dog prey (Vargas et al. 1996). Preconditioning significantly enhances the survival of ferrets released to the wild (Biggins et al. 1998). With construction of 24 on-site preconditioning pens by the U. S. Forest Service in South Dakota in 1997, the national program now has sufficient capacity to precondition all ferrets targeted for release.

53. Black-footed Ferret A system for evaluating black footed ferret habitat. US Fish wildlife Service. Survival of reintroduced blackfooted ferrets. Journal of wildlife http://www.umich.edu/~esupdate/library/96.10-11/reading.html

Recent Directions in Black-footed Ferret Recovery By: Richard P. Reading, Tim W. Clark, Astrid Vargas, Louis R. Hanebury, Brian J. Miller, and Dean Biggins Blackfooted ferrets ( Mustela nigripes ) remain one of the world's most endangered mammals despite 15 years of conservation efforts. Although the number of captive animals has increased and ferrets have been reintroduced into four sites within their former range, no wild population, apart from reintroductions, is known. This article briefly reviews the history of ferret decline and early recovery efforts, discusses recent successes and failures, and concludes with a discussion of future recovery challenges. A Brief History of Ferret Decline and Early Recovery Efforts Blackfooted ferrets are obligate associates of prairie dogs ( Cynomys spp. ), upon which they depend for food and shelter (Forrest et al. 1985). Ferret decline began as prairie dog numbers and distribution declined throughout the short and midgrass prairies of North America. Largescale conversion to agriculture, prairie dog eradication, and the effects of plague ( Yersinia pestis Recent Developments Captive Breeding After a relatively slow start in the mid-1980s, the captive population began increasing before leveling off in the early 1990s. As the captive population grew, it was eventually split, with about half the animals remaining in the National Black-Footed Ferret Conservation Center (NBFFCC) at Sybille, Wyoming. The remainder were maintained and bred in several sites, including the Omaha Zoo, Nebraska; the National Zoo's breeding facility at Front Royal, Virginia; the Toronto Zoo, Ontario; the Phoenix Zoo, Arizona; the Louisville Zoo, Kentucky; and the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Although the captive population has been stabilized, productivity has varied somewhat.

54. MetroActive News & Issues | Ferret Activism most recent studya domestic ferret questionnaire sent out to wildlife We apply the nonnative criterion to wildlife, not domestic animals. http://www.metroactive.com/papers/cruz/07.07.99/ferrets-9927.html

Santa Cruz MetroActive Central Archives Pop Goes the Weasel Dai Sugano Three's Company: California ferret owners hope a proposed new law will give their illegal pets amnesty. The gamboling ferret is still a fugitive in the eyes of California law By Jessica Lyons SARAH SPEAKS in code over the phone. Snoopy state officials may have tapped her line. The state says she is a criminal. But activists say she's a '90s freedom fighter. She's leery when it comes to talking about her hobby. So, who's your supplier? I ask. Sarah says she smuggles across state lines. What have you got in your possession right now? That's a touchy subject. Undercover officers have been infiltrating meetings, she says. Sarah and husband Gregor, both using pseudonyms, have been underground for about 10 years now. If discovered, the duo could face jail time and be slapped with a fine. Damn the consequences, the two say. They are doing the right thing. Sarah agrees to meet. We settle on a neutral location: a local school playground at dusk. No cops, no wires. Just me and my notebook. Sarah and Greg will be waiting in the parking lot. They'll bring the ferrets with them.

55. A Historic Wildlife Conservation Moment: Endangered Black-Footed Ferrets Return The ferrets will be released by the US Fish and wildlife Service in By returning the blackfooted ferret to Janos, the Fish and wildlife Service and the 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

56. Endangered Black-Footed Ferrets Return To Mexico By returning the blackfooted ferret to Janos, the Fish and wildlife Service and the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico are not only restoring a part 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.

57. Rocky Mountain PBS: New Frontier wildlife biologists are hopeful that blackfooted ferrets, Before releasing six ferrets in her charge, BLM wildlife biologist Lisa Belmonte scouted http://www.rmpbs.org/learn/frontier/news/ferrets.html

18 black-footed ferrets are released into the wilderness. The release site is in the remote White River region of northwest Colorado, where extensive prairie dog towns dot a dry, scrubby landscape.The release brings to 58 the number of black-footed ferrets that biologists have released in the area. Recent WCMA releases also included 10 wild-born ferrets scientists brought to Colorado from Conata Basin in South Dakota, home of the largest self-sustaining black-footed ferret colony in the United States. The move between South Dakota and Colorado was the first interstate transfer of wild-born black-footed ferrets. Biologists plan to return to the WCMA in early November to assess the well-being of recently released black-footed ferrets, to learn how the mammals are faring in their new digs. The region is one of the few remaining areas in Colorado where biologists believe ferrets can make a comeback. Wildlife biologists are hopeful that black-footed ferrets, nocturnal hunters, soon will reproduce and thrive in the area. Top of Page

58. CSIRO PUBLISHING - Wildlife Research wildlife Research publishes original research and reviews on the biology and ecology of Introduced ferrets (Mustela furo) in New Zealand are subject to http://www.publish.csiro.au/nid/144/paper/WR99090.htm

appPath = ""; Home Journals About Us Shopping Cart Conservation and management of wild vertebrates You are here: Journals Wildlife Research Search All Content This Journal All Journals Other Content Advanced Search Journal Home General Information Scope ... How to Order A simple model for ferret population dynamics and control in semi-arid New Zealand habitats N. D. Barlow and G. L. Norbury Abstract Introduced ferrets ( Mustela furo . There was evidence for direct density-dependence in both data sets and the effect appeared to act mainly on recruitment. Dependence of the rate of increase of predators on the density of wild rabbits ( Oryctolagus cuniculus ) was exhibited in one of the two data sets, together with a numerical response relating current density of predators asymptotically to current density of rabbits, their primary prey. Predators in this data set included both cats and ferrets, estimated from spotlight counts, but the other data set demonstrated a direct proportionality between predator (cat and ferret) spotlight counts and minimum ferrets known to be alive by trapping. The model suggested, firstly, that populations are hard to suppress by continuous culling, with at least a 50% removal per year necessary to effect a suppression of 50% in long-term average density. Secondly, if control is episodic rather than continuous, culling in autumn gives a greater degree of suppression over time (280%, accumulated over time) than culling in spring (180%). A differential equation version of the model provides a component for a general Anderson/May bovine Tb/wildlife (possum/deer/ferret) model.

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60. Sam Wisely Homepage Genetic diversity and fitness in blackfooted ferrets before and during a bottleneck. MS wildlife Ecology, Humboldt State University , August 1997. http://www.ksu.edu/wiselylab/

SamantHa m. wisely Asst. professor, wildlife biology 111 Bushnell Hall Office: 785.532.0978 Division of Biology Lab: 785.532.6413 Kansas State University Fax: 785.532.6653 Manhattan, KS 66506-4901 Email: wisely@ksu.edu Research Interests Publications Education Additional Links ... KSU Student Chapter of the Wildlife Society Research Interests My research focuses on the use of genetic, morphometric and field techniques to answer multidisciplinary questions about the ecology, biogeography and population biology of carnivores. My research goal is to endeavor in basic scientific research that is pertinent to conservation and to enhance the quality of applied wildlife management by utilizing cutting edge techniques. I maintain two laboratories, the Conservation Genetic and Molecular Ecology Lab and the Ancient DNA Lab.

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