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Monday, November 23, 2009

Photo: Ferrets Slinking Back From Brink of Extinction in U.S.


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A new study has found that a key population of black-footed ferrets, North America's most endangered mammals, has made a swift recovery, growing from five in 1997 to more than 220 in 2006.

Photograph courtesy of LuRay Parker, Wyoming Game and Fish Department/Science