Black Footed Ferret

The Black Footed Ferret is well known for its black feet, but unlike the domesticated ferret, these guys are not pets for people to have in their home. They are the North America’s most endangered species. Today they are trying to make a comeback thanks in part to the efforts of many conservationists. The Black Footed are animals that are meant to be kept in the wild as they have not be domesticated like their cousins.

In 1937, Canada declared this ferret to be extinct in the country. This was the only known location that these animals were known to exist. But, a few years later, the ferret popped up in Wyoming, where there was about 180 of them living in the wild. Yet, these too became ill and with the poor quality of grasslands for them to live, they too began to die. When there were as few as 18 ferrets left in the wild, conservationists in the area rounded them up and have bred them in captivity in order to help restore their numbers and keep them from extinction.

The ferret has begun to make its way back out into the wild as conservationists begin to reintroduce the animals back into the wild. There are about 400 of the Black Footed animals in captivity and in the wild today. When their population reaches about 1500, with at least 30 breeding adults in each of the locations that they were introduced into, then their status will be downgraded to that of threatened. Still, there is much work to do.

When you see the Black Footed animal, if you are lucky enough to do so, you will notice that they are about two pounds in weight, about 6 inches tall and have the elongated body as most ferrets do. They are very small animals and they have a black tipped tail along with their black footed feet.

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