Return of the Ferrets

Photo source: Defenders of Wildlife

Larry and Bette Haverfield and other pro-conservation ranchers have fought long and hard to bring the endangered black-footed ferret back to the Kansas prairie. Last month, their efforts paid off.

The Haverfield ranch contains the largest prairie dog colony in Kansas, making it a prime site for reintroducing the once-thought-to-be-extinct ferrets into the wild. And thanks to the support of 16,000 Defenders activists, last month U.S. Fish and Wildlife officials released 24 black-footed ferret kits on private ranchlands — including the Haverfield’s.

Read more about this wildlife success story and see photos from the ferret release.