81. Witness Testimony, July 24, 1999 - Ms. Cathy Carlson, National Wildlife Federati in several locations around the state, and the work of veterinarians, ColoradoState University staff and the US Fish and wildlife, ferrets have been http://resourcescommittee.house.gov/106cong/fullcomm/99jul24/carlson.htm

Committee on Resources Full Committee Witness Testimony Testimony of Cathy Carlson Director, Rocky Mountain Natural Resource Center National Wildlife Federation Boulder, CO Before the House Resources Committee Greeley, CO July 24, 1999 Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee, my name is Cathy Carlson, Director of the National Wildlife Federation's Natural Resource Center in Boulder Colorado. The National Wildlife Federation is the Nation's largest conservation education organization, whose mission is to educate, inspire, and assist individuals and organizations of diverse cultures to conserve wildlife and other natural resources, and to protect the Earth's environment in order to achieve a peaceful, equitable and sustainable future. I greatly appreciate the opportunity to appear before the Committee today to discuss the successes we have experienced here in Colorado under the federal Endangered Species Act and our concerns with other species in the state that appear to be in need of special management attention. Coming to Greeley is particularly advantageous for me, because it gives me the opportunity to try, once again, to find my grandfather's homestead near Masters, Colorado. This is the ranch house my father and several uncles were born in. My Colorado roots date back to the mid-1800's in the state. The National Wildlife Federation has been intimately involved in numerous efforts to conserve threatened and endangered species here in Colorado, in Wyoming, and throughout the United States and internationally. We are excited to see, 25 years after passage of the Endangered Species Act, several success stories in the recovery of species on the brink of extinction.

82. Wild Things At Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks With the death of the last of nine captive ferrets at Patuxent wildlife ResearchCenter in 1978, most people feared the species had become extinct. http://www.fwp.state.mt.us/wildthings/t&e/endangered.asp

var httpUserAgent; httpUserAgent = 'SecretBrowser/007'; var isAOL; isAOL = false; Endangered Species CONTENTS Endangered Species Black-Footed Ferret Gray Wolf Montana Wolf Management Wolf Management Advisory Council ... TO PREVIOUS PAGE Black-Footed Ferret Twenty-nine years after listing, this two-pound weasel remains the rarest mammal in North America. Introduced diseases and a century of prairie dog control have brought it to the brink of extinction. With the death of the last of nine captive ferrets at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in 1978, most people feared the species had become extinct. Then in 1981, hopes were buoyed by discovery of a new population near Meeteetse, Wyoming (129 ferrets observed over a five-year period). Unfortunately, these ferrets, and the prairie dogs on which they preyed, were soon ravaged by sylvatic plague and canine distemper. Again fearing extirpation of the species, biologists rounded up the 18 survivors. These became founders of a captive population that today numbers close to 300. For safety, these ferrets are now housed in nine facilities in six states and Canada.

83. High Country News -- July 24, 1995: She Fights For Ferrets Carolyn Kinsey was hired to manage a US Fish and wildlife Service conditioning facility in Pueblo, Colo., for ferrets soon to be released into the wild. http://www.hcn.org/servlets/hcn.Article?article_id=1175

84. Stapleton's World Of Animals - Pets Dogs Cats Ferrets Search Supplies Zoos Organizations; American Humane Organization; US Fish and wildlife Service;National Audubon Society; PETA; World wildlife Fund; National http://www.freehomepages.com/stapleton/animal.html

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85. Additional Ferrets Even as other federal agencies continued to eradicate prairie dogs, the Fish wildlife Service promoted a major survey to find a few more living ferrets. http://www.vernal.com/sept7/fr.ferrets.p1.html

Additional ferrets to be released to Coyote Basin September 6, 2000 Nineteen more black-footed ferrets were released in Coyote Basin to what remains of the 72 that were turned loose during several releases last October. "This is the time of the year when kits would normally leave the den, and the opportune time for a release," said Ron Stewart, Vernal Division of Wildlife Resources. The ferrets released Tuesday were on the Colorado side of Coyote Basin, 40 miles east of Vernal. All other releases have been on the Utah side. During a survey of Coyote Basin last week by DWR officials, 8 adults ferrets were located and three kits representing two litters. Although some of the ferrets released last October had radio collars, the radios only transmitted for 30 days. The release area or primary management areas is 50,000 acres. The primary reason the Coyote Basin has been chosen for the release is its abundance of prairie dogs, a ferrets primary food source. The black footed ferret is the most endangered mammal in the U.S. At one time, it was believed they were extinct, but a small colony was discovered near Meeteetse, Wyo. This last hope for the ferret soon waned due to a new set of government blunders. First, federal agents threatened to prosecute the owner of the dog who found the ferret, thus discouraging other people from reporting other ferrets in the area. Biologists found one colony of about 50 ferrets but many believe that local residents had seen, but did not report, other ferrets.

86. Mycobacterium Paratuberculosis In Wild Ferrets-a Potential Wildlife Reservoir Of RH 2 ,. Title, Mycobacterium paratuberculosis in wild ferretsa potentialwildlife reservoir of Johne's disease. Journal, 7th International http://www.paratuberculosis.org/proc7/abst7_o11.htm

International Association for Paratuberculosis online abstract home site map membership research ... links Source: 7th International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis: Bilbao, Spain: 11th - 14th June 2002. Section 7: Epidemiology and Control Authors de Lisle GW , Yates GF , Cavaignac SM , Collins DM , Paterson BM , Montgomery RH Title Mycobacterium paratuberculosis in wild ferrets-a potential wildlife reservoir of Johne's disease. Journal 7th International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis: Bilbao, Spain: 11th - 14th June 2002. Year Address AgResearch, Wallaceville Animal Research Centre, Upper Hutt, New Zealand. AgriQuality, Mosgiel, New Zealand. Abstract Ferrets ( Mustela putorius furo ) were released in New Zealand in the 19th century for the control of rabbits. Currently they inhabit large portions of the North and South Islands, especially those areas with moderate to high numbers of rabbits. Mycobacterium bovis was first isolated from wild ferrets in 1982 and they have been extensively studied to determine their role in the maintenance and spread of bovine tuberculosis. Recently, ferrets from the North and South Islands were identified with lesions in mesenteric lymph nodes and livers that contained acid-fast staining bacteria. The histological picture of these cases was not typical of that seen in ferrets infected with M. bovis

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89. Ferrets Anonymous - Legalization News - CFL Legalization Update - have the authority, and the removal of the domesticated ferret from this wildlifelist is 30 am on Friday, October 4th, and the AG's opinion on ferrets is item http://www.ferretsanonymous.com/archives/cfl_960927.html

90. U.S. Wildlife Agency Begins Work On New Ferret Conservation Center In Colorado - wildlife officials have successfully reintroduced about 1,600 blackfooted ferretssince the recovery program began about 14 years ago, Lockhart said. http://www.enn.com/news/wire-stories/2001/08/08292001/krt_44782.asp

Site Index: Home News ENN Earthnews Affiliates News In-Depth Topics Interact Online Quizzes Postcards Marketplace Advanced Search Advertise Join ENN e-mail Subscription Take our Survey Affiliate Tech Center Post Press Release Help About ENN Site Map U.S. wildlife agency begins work on new ferret conservation center in Colorado Wednesday, August 29, 2001 By Coleman Cornelius, Denver Post The center will be relocated in the fall of 2002 from its current site near Wheatland, Wyo., to 40 acres of open grassland off Interstate 25 about 20 miles north of Fort Collins. The National Black-Footed Ferret Conservation Center is the linchpin in captive breeding and reintroduction of the ferret, a member of the weasel family that declined dramatically with the eradication of its chief prey, the black-tailed prairie dog, from land used for agriculture and development. "I think it's a worthwhile effort to try to save the black-footed ferret. They're part of the natural balance on the prairie," said Sen. Wayne Allard, a Republican from Loveland who was among the government representatives turning shovels of grassland where the new center will be built. Allard helped procure $1.8 million in federal funding for the center's relocation from Wyoming to Colorado. Mike Lockhart, director of the National Black-Footed Ferret Conservation Center, said wildlife managers sought a new site because the current center isn't big enough. The site near Fort Collins is ideal, he said, because it is in the ferret's native range and can accommodate 100 large outdoor pens that will include prairie-dog colonies. It also offers easy airport access and is close to the labs and offices of other wildlife agencies and researchers.

91. Wyoming Game And Fish - Error Page - 174 The first ferrets were taken into captivity in 1971 by the US Fish and WildlifeService, however, some died of vaccineinduced canine distemper, some of old http://gf.state.wy.us/html/accessto/regional/sybille.asp

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92. UK ANIMAL RESCUERS - HAMSTERS, GUINEAPIGS, RABBITS, FERRETS also links to welsh rat rescues. ferrets Banbury Ferret Welfare www.animalrescuers.co.uk/ferretrescueThe only ferret rescue in Oxfordshire. http://www.animalrescuers.co.uk/html/rabferr.html

DIRECTORY PAGES ANIMALS Dogs Dog Breed Rescuers Cats Rabbits/Guineapigs ... Tortoises/Turtles RESCUERS UK Wildlife Centres National/International Non-UK sites CENTRES IN UK General North Middle South OTHERS Zoos Animal Rights Animal Behaviour Other Directories ... WANTED INFORMATION PAGES Homes Wanted Jobs/Volunteers General Notices Add Your Site ... INTRO PAGE CONTACT US By using the Notices Form Site by cadesign The Web Site for Everyone Interested in Animal Welfare RABBITS - GUINEA PIGS - HAMSTERS - RATS Acorn Rodent Shelter: Bayford: http://www.petplus.1colony.com Pet advice. http://www.bobtailsrescue.org.uk A rabbit and guinea pig rescue and re-homing centre based in surrey. A registered charity caring for unwanted or abandoned pets. Bats about Rats: Derbyshire: www.batsaboutrats.com A n independentrescue centre with around 100 rats and 100 hamsters in need of rehoming. Cupid Cavies, Euston London http://www.cupidcavies.ukguineapigs.org.uk

93. Ferret Rescue, Information On Ferrets Colin, Mabel and Pippen This is a picture of our three resident ferrets Colin, Mabeland Pippen, Colin is a male Polecat ferret while Mabel and Pippen are the http://www.mossburn.org/animals_Ferrets.asp

"Mossburn, Enhancing the lives of people and animals." Ferret rescue, information on ferrets Cattle Exotics Ferrets Goats ... Wildlife Colin, Mabel and Pippen Cattle Exotics Ferrets Goats ... LINKS Registered Charity Number SCO 21652 Mossburn Animal Rescue Centre, Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Web site designed and maintained by SuperWebs

94. Mossburn Animal Centre Pigeon wildlife does not normally get named as it is not here to stay but we thinkin this case a name is appropriate as Pigeon seems quite happy and settled. http://www.mossburn.org/animals_Wildlife.asp

"Mossburn, Enhancing the lives of people and animals." Wildlife Cattle Exotics Ferrets Goats ... Wildlife Pigeon Wildlife does not normally get named as it is not here to stay but we think in this case a name is appropriate as Pigeon seems quite happy and settled. Where she came from no one knows, she must have flown in but since she arrived she has not taken to the air again. Of course she might have just been "dumped" here, but "dumps" usually arrive in cardboard boxes and anyway we sort of became aware of her during the day, not first thing in the morning. She was terribly thin when she arrived but soon gained weight steadily. Happily pigeon has begun to fly again and is now just one of many wild pigeon's who live here. Moss overseas the growing up of Fawn and Duckling, two of Mossburn's past residents Charlie A past resident of Mossburn, Charlie has since decided he can brave the world alone. Crow When Crow arrived at Mossburn she knew she was on to a good thing ... and she was, we patched her up and away she went when she was able Sparrow Fortunately for Sparrow, she was noticed lost and bewildered at Mossburn having somehow mislaid her family.

95. WILDLIFE WATCH Fee $15. If you would like to know more about the venues used by wildlife Watch,click here! Wanted wildlife Watch instructors in your area! Benefits include http://www.wildlifewatch.net/

Hunting Home Page Hunting WEB HotLinks Big Game Big Game Harvest Statistics ... Become an Instructor Wildlife Watch is a fun wildlife viewing skills workshop designed by the Watchable Wildlife department of the Colorado Division of Wildlife. Public workshops are held regularly at various sites statewide, and can be specifically arranged for groups such as businesses, environmental organizations, government agencies, and schools. Wildlife Watch is ideal for individuals, families, community groups, scouts, service organizations, tourism industry professionals, and anyone else seeking to reestablish or enhance their connection to our great outdoors. (The workshop is designed for age 12 and older.) Wildlife Watch helps wildlife viewers to: Enjoy their outdoor experiences Behave in a safe and respectful manner Come to understand wildlife and its habitat Wildlife Watch , at four to eight hours in length, is packed with dynamic presentations and informative, hands-on activities. The workshop is capped off by a guided group field trip, where participants get to try out their new-found skills at a local park or open space. The workshop covers: When and where to find wildlife How to responsibly and most effectively observe wildlife Information on optics How to use field guides Additional resources for wildlife viewing and nature activities, such as listings of outdoor groups, publications, and statewide parks

96. Pet Or Pest Fact Sheet Unfortunately the ferrets became an even bigger pest to native wildlifeand they can also spread disease to farm animals and people. http://www.kcc.org.nz/pests/petorpest.htm

HOME ABOUT KCC FACT SHEETS LINKS ... JOIN Pet or Pest? Laws True Stories Resources Cats and dogs are part of the family in many New Zealand homes - they are loved pets, but they are predators of native wildlife and they can also be pests. When mammal predators were brought to New Zealand by people they hunted native species, particularly birds and big insects. The populations of some native species fell, some species became extinct and many species have become endangered. (For examples read True Stories C A T S All cats, domestic, stray and feral, can be a danger to populations of native birds, lizards and invertebrates. Link to True Stories D O G S Dogs are often more than pets, they are farm workers, hunting companions, guide dogs and some are even used in the work to help threatened species like the kiwi. Dogs are often described as "man’s best friend". But man’s best friend can be the kiwi’s worst enemy. Dogs are natural hunters. Their hunting skills and keen sense of smell can be the death of native birds like the kiwi and little blue penguin. Stray and feral dogs are a danger to native wildlife. Pet dogs that are not controlled can also be pests.

97. Ferret Ban In New Zealand With these other threats to wildlife, I don't see how banning petferrets will significantly reduce the loss of native species. http://exoticpets.about.com/library/weekly/aa041102a.htm

zfp=-1 About Exotic Pets Search in this topic on About on the Web in Products Web Hosting Exotic Pets with Lianne McLeod Your Guide to one of hundreds of sites Home Articles Forums ... Help zmhp('style="color:#fff"') Subjects ESSENTIALS Photo Gallery Exotic Pets 101 Selecting a Pet ... All articles on this topic Stay up-to-date! Subscribe to our newsletter. Advertising Free Credit Report Free Psychics Advertisement Ferret Ban in New Zealand Pet Ferrets Banned in the Name of Conservation Join the Discussion "Now our beloved pets will be made illegal, we will no longer be able to gather socially or have fun days together. This is in an entire country, 1,000's of miles away from any other - so we have no option to go elsewhere with our little friends. Think of us in our fight for our furry friends!" NZGAL Related Resources Ferret Ban in New York Ferret in the Family Feeding your Ferret Ferret Training Tips ... Ferret Photo Gallery Ferret owners in New Zealand are facing regulations that are ultimately intended to make pet ferrets extinct in New Zealand. In the past, a license was required in order to breed or sell ferrets, or to keep more than 3 ferrets as pets (there were also some localized restrictions on ferret ownership). Under new regulations, owners will be able to keep their current ferrets . However, it will be illegal for ferrets to be "bought, sold or bred." Existing farms that sell ferrets overseas will be exempted and allowed to continue overseas sales (no ferrets are to be sold in New Zealand), and no new farms will be allowed. With the breeding and selling of ferrets stopped there will theoretically be a decline in the population of pet ferrets to zero over the next several years.

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