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Title	Black-Footed Ferret (captive)
Alternative Title	Mustela nigripes
Creator	Hagerty, Ryan
Description	This photo was taken at the Black-Footed Ferret Recovery Program in Colorado. The black-footed ferret is considered to be the rarest mammal in North America. In 1988, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service developed the "Black-footed Ferret Recovery Plan" which emphasized species preservation through natural breeding, development of assisted reproductive technology, and establishment of multiple reintroduction sites. The objective of the captive breeding program was to maintain 240 ferrets (90 males, 150 females) of prime breeding age (1-3 years old) in captivity, and subdivide the captive populaton into different locations in order to avoid catastrophic loss at a single facility. A high priority is placed on protecting genetic diversity so the "Black-footed Ferret Genome Resource Bank" was established. This is a frozen repository of sperm from the most genetically valuable males. Ferrets were released back into the wild in Wyoming in 1991, in South Dakota and Montana in 1994, and in Arizona in 1998. The Colorado reintroduction started in 2001. Since then a total of 170 ferrets have been released in the state; 20 more will be released in October. The Black -footed ferret Recovery Implementation Team (BFFRIT ) is a multi-agency/ conservation organization effort, led by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which includes representatives from federal and state governments, zoos, and nonprofit organizations. For more information about black-footed ferrets and program visit http://www.blackfootedferret.org/. For more listing information and the status visit http://ecos.fws.gov/species_profile/servlet/gov.doi.species_profile.servlets.SpeciesProfile?spcode=A004
Subject	Endangered species Mammals Partnerships
Location	Colorado
Publisher	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Date of Original	9/2005
Type	Still Image
Format	JPG
Item ID	WV_W5B1525
Source	NCTC Image Library
Language	English
Rights	Public Domain
Audience	General
File Size	3.76 MB
Height	2336 px
Width	3508 px
Full Resolution File Size	9.00 X 12.00 inches, 300 dpi (high, print quality)
Full resolution	Volume1\_W5B1525.jpg http://digitalmedia.fws.gov/FullRes/natdiglib/Volume1\_W5B1525.jpg
Date created	2005-12-05
Date modified	2013-03-06