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Title	Black-footed ferret recovery plan (Original approval: June 14, 1978).
Alternative Title	Mustela nigripes
Creator	Forrest, Steven C. ; Biggins, Dean.
Description	Published August 8, 1988. The Black-footed Ferret Recovery Plan outlines steps for recovery of the black-footed ferret (Mustela niorioes) throughout its historical range. Evidence suggests that the ferret was widely distributed and was probably common prior to the destruction of its principal prey and associate, the prairie dog (Cvnomvs m.). A recent outbreak of canine distemper in Wyoming led to removal, to a captive breeding facility in Wyoming, of the last known ferrets in the wild. Despite the extreme susceptibility of the black-footed ferret to canine distemper, a strategy has been suggested in this plan to anticipate-local extinctions of populations reintroduced from captive-bred stock generated by the 58 remaining ferrets in captivity so that the ferret may be returned to the wild and managed with minimum intervention. The goal for black-footed ferret recovery is to: (1) increase the number of captive ferrets to a facility capacity of 200 breeders by 1991, and (2) establish populations, which before breeding, number 1,500 black-footed ferrets in 10 or more populations in the wild. A six-step process has been outlined to reach this objective, beginning with ensuring success of captive breeding, locating reintroduction habitat, finding other populations of ferrets, devising release strategies, managing reintroduced and other populations, and building programs for public support of the recovery effort. The recovery goals are attainable, requiring less than one-tenth of 1 percent of the total western rangelands (185,000-250,000 ac, or 75,000-100,000 ha) to secure sufficient habitat for recovery. Initial success with captive breeding in 1987 suggests sufficient ferret stock can be produced to fill those habitats. For more information go to http://ecos.fws.gov/species_profile/servlet/gov.doi.species_profile.servlets.SpeciesProfile?spcode=A004
Subject	Wildlife Endangered species Wildlife restoration Captive breeding Reintroduction Rare species
Location	Wyoming South Dakota
Publisher	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Relation	Supt Doc #I 49.77/5:R 24X
Rights	Public domain
Audience	General
File Size	6.79 MB
Height	11.0 "
Width	8.5 "
Original Format	Document
Length	161 pages
Date created	2006-03-28
Date modified	2008-07-21