Black-Footed Ferret

By: Angel Alvarez

Introduction
● Black footed ferrets are also known as Mustela Nigripes
● 18-24 inches long and 6 inches tall
● The black footed ferret belongs to the weasel family it is long with yellowish
hair and a little black on its back.
● They eat squirrels, mice and other rodents, one thing they enjoy eating is
Prairie Dogs.
● Breeding season begins from late March to the end of April.
● The average lifespan is 3-4 years in the wild and 8-9 years in captivity.
● They live close to Prairie Dogs which is in the Great Plains and the live in the
Prairie Dogs burrows.
Issues
● The Black Footed Ferret is endangered because of people trying to get rid
of the Prairie Dogs. Farmers and Ranchers that live on the grasslands that
the prairie dogs live on are trying to get rid of them because they are “pest”.
With the Farmers and Ranchers killing them, they are getting rid of the
Black Footed ferret’s main food source.
Preservation Plan
● The Black-Footed ferret needs to be
preserved because it will help keep
the population of the prairie dogs
stable. If the black-footed ferret goes
extinct then it will affect the animals
that depend on it, for example owls,
coyotes, and foxes.
Decision Making
● The United States government
recognize the Black-Footed ferret
was threatened in 1967 and
because of that there was an
Endangered Species Act. Which
means that they are protected and
there will be no harm to the habitat
that they need to live. Also the WFF
are keeping them in captivity and
breeding more and more then
releasing them to the wild.
Recommendation
● Based on the information that i gathered, i think that they should take care of
the Black-Footed ferret because it may change the food chain in a major way.
The WFF should continue breeding and releasing them into the wild.
Location of the Black-Footed Ferret

Central North America

Food Web
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Work Cited
Work Cite
● http://www.defenders.org/black-footed-ferret/basic-facts
● http://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/b/black-footed-fe
rret/
● http://www.worldwildlife.org/species/black-footed-ferret