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Saving The Black-Footed Ferrets blog

feathersnfuz — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:18:56 GMT

Check out Travis Livieri's blog "Saving the Black Footed Ferrets" at Ferrets magazine.

Blog Link: http://www.smallanimalchannel.com/critter-blog/ferret-field-blog/livieri-default.aspx

Travis Livieri is executive director of Prairie Wildlife Research and holds BS and MS degrees in wildlife management. He has worked on the North American prairies for 13 years to restore the endangered black-footed ferret.

In 2008, sylvatic plague reached the Conata Basin, an area of South Dakota that was a previous safe haven for black-footed ferrets and one of the most successful sites for reintroducing the endangered black-footed ferret into the wild. Travis Livieri is one of the people working to save the black-footed ferrets, also known as BFFs.

Wild Mice & Rats

urofan — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 07:43:39 GMT

I have a fear of encountering wild mice and rats even though I have no fear of the ones that are sold in stores or that people have as pets. I was curious if anyone else had the same feelings?

Undiscovered animals in the wild

urofan — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 13:45:39 GMT

Do you think that there are any new species of Rodents or Rabbits yet to be discovered in the wild?

Sightings in the wild

urofan — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:42:02 GMT

When I was driving home from a trip, I stopped at a rest stop and saw a beautiful black Rabbit. I don't know whether or not it was born in the wild or if it had been a pet that had been released, but it looked healthy.

Understanding your rabbits hormonal behavior from wild rabbits

feathersnfuz — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:24:19 GMT

Are you trying to figure out your rabbit's hormonal behavior? SmallAnimalChannel.com has an article for you. "A Look At Wild Rabbit Hormonal Behaviors" by Anne McBride, Ph.D. takes a look at how the behavior of rabbits in the wild to help us have a better understanding of our pet rabbit's behaviors.

Read the article here: http://www.smallanimalchannel.com/rabbits/rabbit-behavior/hormonal-behaviors.aspx

Does your rabbit do any of the things listed in the article?