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Posted on 10/09/2025 4:37:49 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
As the federal government shutdown drags on into a second week, a critical animal recovery program based in Colorado has ground to a halt, delaying a reintroduction plan that could be crucial to the survival of an endangered species.
Fewer than 1,000 black-footed ferrets remain on the planet, including around 280 captive-bred ones currently being housed at the National Black-Footed Ferret Conservation Center in Carr, Colorado. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service had planned to reintroduce them at 15 sites across federal, tribal and private lands this fall, according to the conservation organization Defenders of Wildlife. Instead, the creatures are caught in the political crossfire, with the program at a standstill due to furloughed employees and travel restrictions, the nonprofit wrote in a news release.
“If we can’t get those ferrets on the ground, it would be incredibly unfortunate,” Chamois Andersen, a senior representative with Defenders of Wildlife, told SFGATE in a phone interview.
It’s crucial that the ferrets be released during this optimal window, Andersen said, because they need time to acclimatize to the wild prairies of the Great Plains and prepare for the winter months.
“This is the time of year when kits would typically leave their parents and make a living on their own,” she said. “They’ll learn to hunt and survive before winter hits and hopefully den up with one another to bolster the overall population with kits come spring.”
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The “Non Profit” can seek another funding source besides the US taxpayer.
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How do they come up with “stories” like this?
They are going to use whatever they can to blame Trump for their own fault. The ferrets will do just fine if left alone, but they do bear some resemblance to dems who are actually weasels.
US Fish and Wildlife agency is woke as you can get. Watched a friend go woke overnight after working with them for less than a year. This was back in the 70’s. Imagine now!
I thought darwinists loved evolution?
” Survival of the fittest “ and all.
Besides, never believe a commie greenie wildlife biologists population numbers until verified by a forensic level audit.
See my reply #8.
Explains a lot.
“ This is the time of year when kits would typically leave their parents and make a living on their own”
This has to be satire………..
Yep. A dozen or so volunteers with pickups could go dump the precious ferrets out at the chosen sites. Wouldn’t cost taxpayers a dime.
What in Sam Hill?!
“Make them feel the pain!” is the Dem agenda.
Seems like a great time for Trump to thin the herd. If we can go on without the federal ‘workers’ then just ax them forever.
Time to DOGE it up a bit during this shutdown.
It’s the Snail Darter scam all over again.
So these animals can’t survive in the wild?
Thanks, Tell It Right!!
That’s up there with the “don’t feed the bears or they will get used to and won’t be able to care for themselves” signs.
Sounds like another evirofraud.
Make them the new ‘In Thing’ to have and soon they will be in every pet store in the country.............
I'm surprised he hasn't moved. I hope it wasn't just a threat.
We have WAY too many fed employees.
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