Originally, the Black-footed Ferret was native to the Great Plains of North America and ranged from southern Canada to northern Mexico. The Black-footed Ferret is often touted as a conservation success story as the species has come back from extinction status twice through the efforts of conservationists.
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons via USFWS Mountain-Prairie Location: Arizona, Wyoming, South Dakota, and Montana, USA previously native to the Great Plains of North America
Estimated Number of Mature Individuals: 300 to 400 in the wild many bred in captivity and released to the wild each year
