Animal Fact Guide's Wildlife Blog » Saskatachewan http://www.animalfactguide.com/blog Amazing Animal Photos, Videos, and News Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:59:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Black-footed Ferrets Reintroduced http://www.animalfactguide.com/blog/2009/10/04/black-footed-ferrets-reintroduced/ http://www.animalfactguide.com/blog/2009/10/04/black-footed-ferrets-reintroduced/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:19:19 +0000 Animal Fact Guide http://www.animalfactguide.com/blog/?p=863 black-footed-ferret09062Grasslands National Park in Saskatchewan, Canada is now the home of 34 endangered black-footed ferrets. On Friday evening scientists and conservationists released the animals into the park in an effort to reintroduce them to their natural habitat.

The ferrets were nearly extinct until 1981, when a colony was found in Wyoming. This group was used to increase the population. Scientists and zoos from Canada and the United States worked together to breed and reintroduce the black-footed ferret.

After several years of effort, the ferrets were ready for release into the wild.

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