Defenders' Experts
Black-footed Ferret
Black-footed ferrets are small predators that live in large prairie dog colonies. They once numbered in the tens of thousands, but were brought to the brink of extinction by the 1980s. Although still endangered, they are starting to make a comeback, and Defenders is helping to make this a remarkable wildlife success story.
Audubon Magazine covers Kansas ferret issue
The Logan County (Kansas) commissioners continue to harass wildlife-friendly ranchers Larry and Bette Haverfield and Gordon Barnhardt in an effort to forcibly poison prairie dogs living on their land, against these landowners' wishes. Defenders of Wildlife has been working with Audubon of Kansas to help these landowners stand up to the bullying tactics of the county commissioners.
Management and Policy
Defenders of Wildlife is:
- working to end the destruction of black-footed ferret habitat on our public lands;
- helping wildlife-friendly ranchers in Kansas reintroduce black-footed ferrets.
In the Field
Defenders of Wildlife is:
- working with Indian tribes to reintroduce black-footed ferrets on tribal lands;
- working to reintroduce black-footed ferrets on public lands.
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