Jim Luchsinger of The Nature Conservancy tells Wyoming Public Radio that it had been a dream of the ranch owners to protect the ranch and bring ferrets back.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has completed a black-footed ferret Programmatic Safe Harbor Agreement in cooperation with state, tribal, federal and local partners in 12 states. Landowners participating in the USDA's Conservation Program will soon receive their payments which were delayed by the government shutdown...
Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) says Senate Republicans last week blocked the confirmation of Chuck Hagel to lead the Pentagon because they wanted more information. Wildlife officials trying to save the endangered black-footed ferret are trying to persuade more ranchers to reintroduce the species on their land. Doug Randall reports. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.