Black-footed Ferret - The Nature Conservancy
网页2018年9月10日 · The black-footed ferret is the only ferret native to the Americas. For millennia, black-footed ferrets inhabited a vast swath of North America that spread from Saskatchewan in Canada down into the Mexican state of Chihuahua. They are specialized predators that live only in prairie dog colonies.
Black-footed ferret - Wikipedia
网页The Black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes), also known as the American polecat[4] or prairie dog hunter, [5] is a species of mustelid native to central North America. The Black-footed ferret is roughly the size of a mink and is similar in appearance to the European polecat and the Asian steppe polecat.
Black-footed ferret - Smithsonian's National Zoo
网页2016年9月24日 · North America's only native ferret species, black-footed ferrets were once thought to be extinct in the wild. Thanks to breeding and reintroduction programs, they have made a remarkable recovery.
Black-footed Ferret | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
网页Black-footed ferrets are one of the most endangered mammals in North America and are the only ferret species native to the continent. Their recovery in the wild signifies the health of the grassland ecosystem which they depend on to survive.
Black-Footed Ferret - National Geographic
网页Find out why the black-footed ferret teeters on the brink of extinction. Burrow deeper into this mask-bandit's “business.”
Black-footed Ferret - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
网页The black-footed ferret, Mustela nigripes, is a medium-sized carnivore in the mustelid family, a group of carnivorous mammals that includes weasels, badgers, martens, mink and otters, among others. It is the only ferret species native to the Americas, as noted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2019.
Black-Footed Ferrets: Top Milestones for a Species Once …
网页2021年9月24日 · Black-footed ferrets, North America’s only native ferret species, were thought to have gone extinct in 1979. On Sept. 26, 1981, a black-footed ferret was discovered on the Wyoming prairie. From that unlikely occurrence, an entire species began its comeback — one of the most remarkable conservation stories on Earth.
Black-Footed Ferret Facts: The Masked Bandits of the Northern …
网页2014年5月12日 · Once found throughout the Great Plains, the black-footed ferret is one of North America’s most endangered animals. They rely on prairie dogs for food and their burrows for shelter and raising young. Consequently, their …
Black-Footed Ferret Update - Smithsonian's National Zoo
网页2024年5月17日 · Ever wonder what causes black-footed ferrets to breed successfully, play aggressively or simply survive in the wild? Researchers at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) recently mapped the genome of this endangered species, bringing conservationists a step closer to answering some of these questions.
A Wild Ferret Rise - Science News Explores
网页2007年8月15日 · Now, scientists say, some black-footed ferrets are surviving—and thriving—in the American West. In 2006, the researchers, from the University of Wyoming in Laramie, searched and found nearly 200 ferrets living in a part of Wyoming called Shirley Basin. The team’s surveys have shown rapid growth in the population since 2000.