Archive for the ‘Ferret’ Tag
Black-footed ferrets — agile creatures with masked faces and droopy whiskers — once roamed the prairies in 12 western states, stretching from Canada to Mexico. A pair of young black-footed ferrets in the wild. Photo by Ryan Moehring, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. From the US Department of the Interior Blog.
Find nature only miles from New York City at Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Thanks to the millions of acres set aside just for wildlife, wild animals can stay just that: wild. Photo by Micael Fano. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 8/19/16.
Photo of Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska by Saurin Munshaw. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 9/5/16.
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Found on western public lands like Glacier National Park in Montana, mountain goats like this young one thrill visitors with their acrobatic feats. Often seen on steep, rocky slopes, they easily balance on rocks and scramble down cliffs in search of tasty grasses, mosses and lichens. Photo by Steve Muller. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 8/5/16.
A seldom-seen Wolverine. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 8/12/16.
Once thought extinct – and then to be found as the rarest of mammals still living in the wild – the black footed ferret has grown from living at only one site in Wyoming to 28 different locations thanks to a captive breeding program. Shown are 3 black-footed ferrets in the wild. Photo by Kimberly Fraser, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Posted on the US Department of the Interior blog.
A Desert Tortoise in Joshua Tree National Park. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 8/4/16.
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