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"Lucille" the black-footed ferret
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1981
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Museum
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States
NCTC-2883 Black-footed ferret mounted specimen. "Lucille" the black-footed ferret was discovered Wyoming after the species was thought to be extinct. The discovery of Lucille and then her colony in 1981 launched the species' recovery program, which includes a captive breeding effort that is still active today.
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- Title: "Lucille" the black-footed ferret
- Creator: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Date Created: 1981
- Location: National Conservation Training Center
- Subject Keywords: Conservation, Mammal
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