Releasing a black-footed ferret on the Fort Belknap Reservation

A woman kneeling on the ground opens a cage to release a small mammal.

Releasing a black-footed ferret on the Fort Belknap Reservation

Kristy Bly of the World Wildlife Fund releases a black-footed ferret into a prairie dog burrow on the Fort Belknap Reservation.

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Clay Bolt/World Wildlife Fund/Conservation Media

Ecosystem

Prairie

Recreational Activity

Wildlife watching

Species

Mustela nigripes

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Endangered and/or Threatened species

Habitat restoration

Mammals

Wildlife

Wildlife restoration

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