Black-footed Ferret

Black-footed Ferret
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Black-footed Ferret Fact Sheet
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Brood stock Bloater at Jordan River NFH
Jordan River National Fish Hatchery
Jordan River National Fish Hatchery was founded in 1965. The hatchery currently raises cisco, lake trout and rainbow trout that total 3 million fish per year for conservation efforts in and around the Great Lakes. This is accomplished with federal, provincial, state and tribal partners.
National Fish Hatchery
Elmira,MI
Jars of walleye eggs
Garrison Dam National Fish Hatchery
Garrison Dam National Fish Hatchery plays a key role in providing quality fishing opportunities throughout the Great Plains Region and in restoring the endangered pallid sturgeon in its northern range.
National Fish Hatchery
Riverdale,ND
Two young boys sit on the edge of a stone walled pond and feed the trout and ducks. The historic 1899 hatchery building is visible in the background.
D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery
Established in 1896, D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery and Archives, formerly Spearfish National Fish Hatchery, is one of the oldest operating hatcheries in the country dedicated to fish culture and resource management. Still raising and stocking trout in regional federal waters, the...
National Fish Hatchery
Spearfish,SD
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Two curious animals with long necks and what looks like black masks around their eyes peek out from a burrow in the ground.

The black-footed ferret is 18 to 24 inches long, including a 5 to 6 inch tail. It weighs only one-and-a-half to two-and-a-half pounds, with males slightly larger than females. The black-footed ferret is well adapted to its prairie environment. Its color and markings blend so well with grassland...

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