Product Description: Learn all about black-footed ferrets, including where they live, why they are endangered, and how people are working together to save them. Chapters explain physical characteristics and behaviors as well. Additional features include full-color photographs, informative sidebars, detailed maps, a glossary of key words and phrases, and an introduction to the author...read more

True tales of wildlife survival show how the heroic efforts of people who stepped in when all seemed lost have brought these endangered animals back from the brink of extinction.

Describes the black-footed ferret, an endangered mammal from Montana, Wyoming, and North Dakota, and discusses efforts to preserve it.

Describes the black-footed ferret, an endangered mammal from Montana, Wyoming, and North Dakota, and discusses efforts to preserve it. (view table of contents)

Chronicles the success of the reintroduction into the wild of the black-footed ferret, a species almost wiped out when ranching activities destroyed its natural food sources.

Examines the physical characteristics, behavior, and natural environment of the black-footed ferret, with an emphasis on its endangered status and the efforts of scientists to save it and discusses ferrets in captivity.

Describes the physical characteristics, habits, life cycle, history, and future prospects of the small animal that may be the rarest mammal in North America