[DOC] [TLE] Prairie Dog | Basic Facts About Prairie Dogs | Defenders of Wildlife [PAR] The most common species is the black-tailed prairie dog, the only species of ... 
including coyotes, eagles, badgers and critically endangered black-footed ... 
Population ... But due to a variety of reasons, their numbers have decreased by 
over 95%. ... The endangered black-footed ferret is a member of the weasel 
family. [DOC] [TLE] Black-footed ferret - Wikipedia [PAR] The black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes), also known as the American polecat or 
prairie dog hunter, is a species of mustelid native to central North America. It is 
listed as endangered by the IUCN, because of its very small and ..... As of 2007, 
the only known wild black-footed ferret population was located on approximately
... [DOC] [TLE] Black-footed Ferret: an Endangered Species - Bagheera [PAR] The last wild black-footed ferrets were taken into captivity in 1987. ... From 1900 
to present, prairie dog populations plummeted to about 5 to 10 percent of ... 
Efforts are being made to preserve habitat and reduce other pressures on prairie 
dogs. ... Significant Ivory Seizure in Viet Nam  Peccaries of Mesoamerica Now 
Highly... [DOC] [TLE] Black-footed Ferret | Species | WWF [PAR] Protect endangered species, including the black footed ferret, at World ... 1999 
and decimated populations of ferrets and prairie dogs, the ferret's main food item. [DOC] [TLE] Saving the Black-Footed Ferret - The Thoreau Institute [PAR] The black-footed ferret, prairie dog, and North American bison formed three ... to 
the ferrets troubles are due to poorly designed government laws and policies. ... 
The act purported to give the recovery of endangered species first priority over ..... 
Indeed, population data now available on the black-footed ferret suggest that as... [DOC] [TLE] Welfare Ranching: Prairie Dog Gone [PAR] That prairie dog populations have been decimated throughout the western ... the 
black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes), one of the most endangered mammals in ... 
the swift fox (Vulpes velox), a predator closely associated with prairie dogs, .... 
We must now work to reduce prairie dog mortality, recover dwindling populations,
... [DOC] [TLE] Black-footed Ferrets Are Back! - Kansas Department of Wildlife and ... [PAR] assess the number of black-footed ferrets at two release sites in Logan County. 
My friends ... taken on occasion, but the ferret lives in prairie dog burrows and... [DOC] [TLE] Recovery Strategy for the Black-footed Ferret (Mustela nigripes) [PAR] May 7, 2013 ... Recovering and reintroducing black-footed ferrets in Canada will ... such as the 
Burrowing Owl (Endangered) and swift fox (Endangered) and ... recovery strategy 
include increased disease potential, decreases in ... There will be significant 
mortality of black-tailed prairie dogs (Special Concern) due to direct... [DOC] [TLE] black-tailed prairie dog - WildEarth Guardians [PAR] Aug 1, 2007 ... List the Black-tailed Prairie Dog as an Endangered or Threatened ... many other 
species with smaller populations that are not thought to be ... BCA is also 
alarmed by declines in numerous prairie species, such as the swift fox, mountain 
plover, and black-footed ferret, whose continued .... is now available. [DOC] [TLE] Prairie Dogs - Animal and Range Sciences Extension [PAR] Black-tailed prairie dogs, Cynomys ... possibly due to the increased restric- tions 
on and ... variety of calls, postures, displays, ... dogs. Badgers, weasels, and 
black- ... prairie dog populations, but human ... plover, swift fox, and endangered 
... landowner to reduce prairie dog num- ... on identifying black-footed ferrets and. [DOC] [TLE] Wild Again - David S. Jachowski - Hardcover - University of ... [PAR] The Struggle to Save the Black-Footed Ferret ..... land holdings were decreasing 
in size, and grass losses due to prairie dog herbivory were "more keenly felt. [DOC] [TLE] Endangered and Threatened Animals of Texas - Texas Parks ... [PAR] Management Guidelines for Endangered and Threatened Species of the 
Edwards ..... Black-footed Ferrets can be con-

Question: Due to a decrease in prairie dog populations, the black-footed variety of this swift weasel is now endangered
Answer: Ferret