Meet black-footed ferret Rosette's three-month-old kits! These adorable ferrets are living behind-the-scenes at our Conservation Center.
The black-footed ferret is a small carnivore considered one of the most endangered mammals in North America. In fact, it was thought to be extinct twice. A small relict population was discovered near Meeteetse, Wyoming in 1981 and there began the amazing story of brining a native species back from the brink of extinction!
Video Credit: Whitney, Conservation and Science Manager
The black-footed ferret is a small carnivore considered one of the most endangered mammals in North America. In fact, it was thought to be extinct twice. A small relict population was discovered near Meeteetse, Wyoming in 1981 and there began the amazing story of brining a native species back from the brink of extinction!
Video Credit: Whitney, Conservation and Science Manager
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