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What

Black-footed Ferret (Mustela nigripes)

Observer

prarieguy

Date

August 2018

Description

Annual U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service black footed ferret surveys. This years wild-born kits are captured in order to implant an I.D. chip and vaccinate against diseases such as plague, distemper, and rabies. They are released back into the burrow they were captured in.

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