Commentary: Without prairie dogs, endangered black-footed ferrets disappear
The black-footed ferret is among the planet’s most endangered species. A native of central North America, it was considered extinct until Sept. 26, 1981, when a Meeteetse, Wyoming, investigator named Shep rediscovered it. Shep was a ranch dog who delivered a carcass to his owners’ front steps. Black-footed ferrets need prairie dog towns as habitat. […]
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