Black-footed ferrets were thought to be extinct before they were discovered near Meeteetse in 1981. Local biologists, conservationists continue stressing disease and habitat as tools to fight extinction.
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Black-footed ferrets were thought to be extinct before they were discovered near Meeteetse in 1981. Local biologists, conservationists continue stressing disease and habitat as tools to fight extinction.