What were the conditions of Black-Footed Ferrets to become endangered?

Answer 1

Some of the dangers that black footed ferret face are being preyed upon by other animals and disease

The biggest threat to the black footed ferret is distemper, which can decimate entire populations. The ferret recovery program has been a huge success, with nearly 1500 ferrets roaming the wild today in several western states and Canada.

Answer 2

The black footed ferret depends on prairie dogs both for food and dens, and as prairie dog towns were eliminated, so were the ferrets. A group was located in Wyoming in the 1980's, and the resulting captive breeding program has been a success, with over 1000 ferrets now living in many areas of their former range.

Answer 3

Disease like distemper, cattle ranch expansion, larger predators. But the black footed ferret may yet have a happy ending. Once thought nearly extinct, captive breeding programs have been so successful that around 2000 ferrets exist in the wild today.

Answer 4

The black footed ferret, Mustela Nigripes, is threatened by finding enough suitable land to sustain their recovering numbers. Currently, there are 14 populations in the western US, one in Mexico, and two in Canada. There are around 2000 ferrets in the wild, and four of these populations are self sustaining. Around 200 additional ferrets are released each year in these areas. With proper management, this animal appears to have been pulled from the brink!

Answer 5

Factors that compromise the black footed ferrets are disease, eradication of their main food source - prairie dogs, and loss of habitat - the prairie lands