black-footed ferret

"Text and full-color photography introduce beginning readers to the threats to and the protections for black-footed ferrets"--Provided by publisher.

"Learn all about black-footed ferrets, including where they live, why they are endangered, and how people are working together to save them. Chapters explain physical characteristics and behaviors as well. Additional features include full-color photographs, informative sidebars, detailed maps, a glossary of key words and phrases, and an introduction to the author"--Publisher description.

"The black-footed ferret was once listed as extinct on the prairies of North America. Its population had been devastated by a disease that also reduced its main food source-prairie dogs. This book tells the . . . story of the black-footed ferret's rediscovery in 1981 by a dog in Wyoming. Readers will learn how the find inspired a captive breeding program that is restoring not only this prairie species to the wild, but its essential food source as well, the prairie dog"--Provided by publisher.

A black-footed ferret, bred in captivity and released in the wild, tries to evade her natural enemies while raising her young in abandoned prairie dog burrows.

Describes the habits and behavior of an endangered species of American wildlife, the black-footed ferret, a member of the weasel family.

The author describes her adventures, along with wildlife biologist Randy Matchett, observing one of the most endangered species of North America--the black-footed ferret, discusses some of the history and behavior of ferrets, and explores a captive breeding center.

Ten-year-old Billy suspects that his pet ferret Zucchini may be a black-footed ferret, one of the rarest mammals in the world, and takes him on a trip through the West to meet the handful of black-footed ferrets known to exist.

Describes the physical characteristics, habits, life cycle, history, and future prospects of the small animal that may be the rarest mammal in North America.

When Phantom, the quickest ferret of the litter, pokes her head up and springs out of the tunnel, she begins her sometimes dangerous, always adventurous life on the prairie.

Examines the physical characteristics, behavior, and natural environment of the black-footed ferret, with an emphasis on its endangered status and the efforts of scientists to save it and discusses ferrets in captivity.