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Zoos help restore nearly extinct ferret in US West

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Forbes

Publication Date
2011-09-30

WASHINGTON -- Animal keepers at the National Zoo's conservation center in Virginia sent 26 black-footed ferrets to "boot camp" Wednesday to prepare the critters for life in the wild as part of an ongoing effort that has fueled the recovery of a species once declared extinct.

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http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2011/09/29/business-us-saving-ferrets_8707349.html