10,000 Birds
MAY 11, 2012
Sorry for banging on about black-footed ferrets, but here’s a bit on why this trip was so special to me: Forty years ago the black-footed ferret was a bit more like the Loch Ness Monster than it is today. By the time everyone came to an agreement that the black-footed ferret existed, it was already getting scarce.
10,000 Birds
MAY 4, 2012
As lovely as the Sage Grouse were, our trip had another primary mission — to see the amazing, highly endangered black-footed ferret. Ferret 492 — a black-footed ferret, Mustela nigripes — raises her head from a black-tailed prairie dog’s burrow, sniffs the April night. Not Ferret 492, though.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 20, 2012
Our small group spent a weekend at the Ferret Research Camp, a cluster of trailers tucked in the middle of a black-tailed prairie dog town and the site, as the name implies, of a black-footed ferret reintroduction program. Even off the refuge, the ranches are by necessity few and far between.
4 The Love Of Animals
SEPTEMBER 16, 2012
Not just dogs though, pet birds, ferrets, and even pet rats are all able to catch a cold from a person. If there is also wheezing involved, it is best to take your dog to the vet right away to rule out other problems that have similar symptoms. It’s that time of the year again when the humans start sniffling and sneezing!
10,000 Birds
JULY 23, 2014
Ferrets, stoats and weasels were released and quickly became destructive vermin in their own right, quickly causing the extinction of the Laughing Owl and stymieing efforts to establish game birds. Possums still strip our native forests, ferrets and stoats and possums still devastate our native birds.
4 The Love Of Animals
AUGUST 22, 2011
For cat lovers, too, the right retirement community matters. It would be far nicer if your friends and neighbors get to know and love your cat, which could become a familiar face for the community members in its own right. Of course, not all pets are cats and dogs. Perhaps you don’t own a pet, but always wanted to.
10,000 Birds
JULY 11, 2012
In responding to Suzie’s post defending wildlife rehabilitation I began to think again about the areas in which animal rights and animal welfare overlap with the field of conservation, and the ways in which they don’t. Animal rights is concerned with preventing the suffering or even use of animals by humans.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
201 
Let's personalize your content