| canine distemper in black-footed ferrets (mustela nigripes) from wyoming. | in september and october 1985, six black-footed ferrets (mustela nigripes) were captured from the only known population, located near meeteetse, wyoming for captive propagation. two days following capture an adult male showed signs of canine distemper and an adult female displayed similar signs 7 days postcapture; these infections were undoubtedly acquired prior to capture. subsequently the four remaining captive black-footed ferrets also developed canine distemper and all eventually died. clini ... | 1988 | 3411697 |
| a plague epizootic in the white-tailed prairie dogs (cynomys leucurus) of meeteetse, wyoming. | surveillance for sylvatic plague (yersinia pestis) was conducted near meeteetse, wyoming (usa) from 24 may to 14 june 1985. ten species of fleas were collected from white-tailed prairie dogs (cynomys leucurus), and from their burrows and associated rodents. five of these flea species and two adult prairie dogs were positive for plague. the progression of this plague epizootic appeared to be slower and the intensity was less than in previous epizootics in other prairie dog colonies. the plague ep ... | 1988 | 3411698 |
| the black-footed ferret: on the brink of recovery? | in an attempt to save the species from extinction, the last remaining 18 black-footed ferrets (mustela nigripes) were trapped up from the wild to initiate a captive breeding program. nearly 30 years later more than 8,000 black-footed ferrets have been produced in captivity and approximately 4,100 animals have been reintroduced into 20 sites in eight us states (arizona, new mexico, utah, colorado, kansas, wyoming, south dakota and montana), mexico and canada. however, full recovery of the species ... | 2014 | 25091909 |
| rapid population growth of a critically endangered carnivore. | reintroductions of endangered species are controversial because of high costs and frequent failures. however, the population of black-footed ferrets descended from animals released in shirley basin, wyoming, from 1991 to 1994 has grown rapidly after a decline to a low of five animals in 1997. beginning around 2000, the population grew rapidly to an estimated 223 (95% confidence interval is 192 to 401) individuals in 2006. matrix population modeling shows the importance of survival and reproducti ... | 2007 | 17690288 |