Will The

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Will The
Black-Footed Ferret
Be Here Tomorrow?
Date3/25/07
Project by Ashley
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What is the Black-footed ferret
The ferret is a member of the weasel family. The
Black-footed ferret is 18-24 inches long
including a 5-6 inch tail. They weigh between 1-2
pounds. They have tan fur with a black face mask
with black feet. They have short little legs with
a long skinny body.
The ferret is near the burrow they live in.
This ferret is be hide a bush at night fall.
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The Ferrets' Diet
A ferret getting ready to pounce.
The Ferret eats prairie dogs. Prairie dogs are
the main ferret diet that keeps the Black-footed
ferret alive. Each ferret eats over 100 ferrets
a day. They also eat small rodents.
This is the Ferrets food.
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Why is the Ferret Endangered?
There are 80 Ferrets in the wild 1,000 are in
captivity. People are killing the Black-footed
ferret for their fur. In addition predators and
diseases are harming the ferret. The biggest
threat is the loss of their habitat!!
This is the ferret population.
This is all ferret fur.
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Location
This where the ferret historical location was
last know.
The ferret currently live in these four
states, Wyoming, South Dakota, Montana, and
Arizona. The red dot is where they were last seen.
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The Ferret's Home
There is now less then 2 of the original
ferret habitat. Prairie dog towns of plains and
Plateous are also home to the Black-footed
ferret.
This is a ferret at the entrance to a ferret
burrow.
These are what the ferret lays every year
kits.
This is the ferrets habitat. They dig little
holes in the ground.
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Fast Ferret Facts!!

• The ferrets are sold in pet stores.
• They originally came from Europe.
• The ferret has been tamed for many years.
• The ferret lives 8-9 years in captivity and 4-3
• years in the wild.
• Males dont really care for the young they
• leave it up to the females.
• The ferret is a very playful animal,
• kits especially.

• Other Ferret facts
• Ferrets communicate
• by barking and hissing.
• Ferret kits are born in their borrows in the
  spring.
• Ferrets are active in the night.
• A fast ferret can run up to 6 miles ph.
• Ferrets dont hibernate in the winter.
• Only 18 ferrets
• were remaining in 1986.

A posing ferret for a picture.
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My interview with the Black-footed ferret
I think we should make a National park where the
ferret has a good habitat. Also they will not
have to worry about becoming extinct. I think
we should save them because I think they are
cute. I think they are beyond one of the most
amazing creatures. Also if we save the
ferret habitat we will save other animals like
swift fox, burrowing-owls, and Golden eagles. I
hope you think so too!
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Speical thanks to... WHO You

Black-footed ferret recovery Implementation team.
Ferret facts BLACK-FOOTED FERRET Recovery
program2 February 2007

lthttp//www.blackfootedferret.org/gt
Bibliography
Defenders of the Wildlife BLACK-FOOTED
FERRET Especies Fact Sheets 27Febrary2007
lthttp//www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/gt