The effect of rearing methods on survival of reintroduced black-footed ferrets

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 62, Issue 2 SUPPL., 1998, Pages 643-653

  Biggins, Dean E ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Godbey, Jerry L ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Hanebury, Louis R ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Luce, Bob ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Marinari, Paul E ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Matchett, Marc R ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Vargas, Astrid ^a,b,c,d,e,f  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b US Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

^c WYOMING GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT   (United States)

^d Badlands National Park   (United States)

^e Charles M Russell National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

^f U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Black footed ferret; Captive breeding; Cynomys spp.; Endangered species; Mark recapture; Mustela nigripes; Prairie dog; Rearing; Survival

Indexed keywords

BLACK-FOOTED FERRET; REARING METHOD; REINTRODUCTION; SURVIVAL RATE;

MONTANA; SOUTH DAKOTA; USA; WYOMING;

CANIS LATRANS; CYNOMYS; MUSTELA NIGRIPES;

EID: 0031813264     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802340     Document Type: Article

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