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black-footed ferret

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black-footed ferret
n.
A North American weasel (Mustela nigripes) that is yellowish above, mixed with brown on the head and neck, and has a blackish mask and feet. It is related to the European polecat.
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Noun1.black-footed ferretblack-footed ferret - musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct
ferret, Mustela nigripes
mustelid, musteline, musteline mammal - fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals
genus Mustela, Mustela - type genus of the family Mustelidae: minks and weasels


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In both 2004 and 2005, the Forest Service proposed prairie dog poisoning campaigns in Conata Basin, South Dakota, which is the most successful black-footed ferret reintroduction site.
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These survivors of two centuries of Western progress are being joined by other previously diminished inhabitants of the plains: prairie dogs, burrowing owls, the black-footed ferret, and, perhaps most spectacularly, the American bison-- the buffalo.
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Here, for example, the zoo holds its boot camp to teach black-footed ferrets the skills they need to survive in the wild.
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