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Rare ferrets find new home

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OCTOBER 9, 2000

A dozen black-footed ferrets have found a new home on the Fort Belknap Reservation in Montana in an effort to reintroduce the engandered species.

Although more than 100 have been released on the reservation since 1997, only six have been found left. An outbreak of sylvatic plague has contributed to the loss of ferrets on the reservation and at other reintroduction sites.

Get the Story:
12 more ferrets released at Fort Belknap (AP 10/9)

Related Stories:
Plague on reservation hurts ferrets (Enviro 10/2)

Relevant Links:
Black-Footed Ferret, Montana Fish and Wildlife - fwp.state.mt.us/wildlife/endangered/ferret.htm
The Black-footed Ferret, US Fish and Wildlife - www.r6.fws.gov/northdakotafieldoffice/black-footed_ferret.htm
J. Clark Sayler Natinal Wildlife Refuge - www.fws.gov/r6jcslyr/ferret.htm