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"This American Land" is a wildlife series shown on public television. From their website: "Opening windows to our country’s amazing natural heritage, we report engaging stories on America’s landscapes, waters and wildlife – taking our viewers to the front lines of conservation, science and outdoor adventure with stories that inform and entertain."   Episode 203, starting at 7:40, is

Melanie Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14032878242509200845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4218140748583960408.post-22609610387876117392012-10-28T06:47:00.001-07:002012-10-28T06:47:14.645-07:00

  For more information about early voting, local voting locations and general voting information in Florida, visit the Florida Division of Elections website

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I don't know about your fuzzies, but mine love Christmas, so we will be visiting Dolphin Mall for their 5th annual "Pet Nights with Santa." On December 14th or 21st, from 7:30 pm to 9 pm, pet owners can bring their critters to the Ice Palace, located on the 2nd floor of the Ramblas area, for pictures with Santa. Visitors can select from an array of state-of-the art digital photographs offered

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Ferrets, like small children, prefer the box their toy came in rather than the toy itself. Here are Bandit and Little Willie enjoying a box full of packing peanuts.

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The Food and Drug Administration has issued a new warning about the dangers of the sugar-substitute "xylitol" for ferrets and dogs: "Xylitol is a sugar alcohol approved for use in many common products, including sugar-free baked goods, candy, oral hygiene products, and chewing gum. Xylitol can be found in many over-the-counter drugs such as chewable vitamins and throat lozenges and sprays. It

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I wish I lived near Arizonia right now because volunteers needed for the Black-footed ferret recovery efforts: Arizona Reporter » Black-Footed Ferret, Recovery Efforts Require Volunteers ...March 17-21, Game and Fish will be conducting its annual spring spotlighting effort and needs volunteers to help document black-footed ferret numbers throughout the Aubrey Valley, just west of Seligman. "

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The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Canada's version of PBS in the US, will air filmmaker Kenton Vaughan's documentary "Return of the Prairie Bandit" on Thursday, February10, at 8:00 p.m. on "The Nature of Things." This dramatic story of the ferrets’ reintroduction to the wild unfolds in Return of the Prairie Bandit, a new documentary by Kenton Vaughan set in the stunning prairie of

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An Environmental Impact Report by the Sacramento State University showing that domesticated ferrets are not a threat to indigenous wildlife didn't work. Perhaps appealing to California State's budgetary woes will. Ferret lobby's new argument: Legalization would save California money - San Jose Mercury News Short on cash and support in California's Legislature and stymied by procedural

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Happy Holidays!

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Just ran across this on the 'net and it reminded me so much of the last few days around our house, I had to share: Clear large space on table for wrapping present. Go to closet and collect bag in which present is contained, and shut door. Open door and remove ferret from closet. Go to cupboard and retrieve rolls of wrapping paper. Go back and remove ferret from cupboard. Go to drawer, and collect

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Thank you, Mr. Haverfield! The state judge ruled against Logan County, which sought to exterminate the prairie dog population on a private 10,000-acre ranch. Poisoning off the prairie dogs, which are the favorite prey of the black-footed ferret population that was reintroduced to the ranch in 2007, would have been a death sentence to the ferrets. Ninety-eight percent of the prairie dog

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The event will be held Saturday, October 16th from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Lauderdale Surf Club, 2 Palm Avenue, Lauderdale by the Sea, Florida. Admission is $7.00 per person with proceeds going to support the Ferret Rescue. Although our ferrets can not attend this particular event, be sure to bring photos of your favorite fuzzies in costume. Prizes will be

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Melanie Dawn Molina Wood: "I connected Blogger to my http://flavors.me page - http://flavors.me/melaniedawn"

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It is not often that I can write about two of my favorite subjects in one blog post, but Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota allows me to do just that. Wind Cave was the first cave in the world to be designated as a national park. Opened in 1903 it is currently the fourth longest cave in the world, and explorers are still discovering new passage ways. The cave system is also known for its “

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Reprinted with permission:

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The Thunder Basin National Grassland in Wyoming is the site of a new recovery habitat for North America’s most endangered mammal, the Black-Footed Ferret. But before any ferrets can be introduced, conservationists need to ensure that the eco-system will support them. To do that, the U.S. Forest Service began relocating black-tailed prairie dogs to the area in July and continuing through August.

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Stamps to the Rescue! The other day a friend of mine brought this news article to my attention: Va. police find ferret in the mail Stamps the ferret was shipped from a Lynchburg post office in a cardboard box stuffed with food, toy cars and a doll. The destination was a town near San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Stamps may have made it there -- had he stopped wiggling. A postal inspector, David

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Did you know that black-footed ferrets (Mustela nigripes), one of North America’s most endangered mammals, was once so elusive they were thought to have never existed? In 1851, naturalist John James Audubon first described black-footed ferrets from a single specimen. For the next 25 years no other specimens were found, nor were there any other sightings in the wild. Even the original

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Did you know that today is National Ferret Day? I didn’t either until I looked at my Petco Foundation  calendar this morning. But a quick google search reveals that National Ferret Day has been on the National Special Events Registry since 1995! So in honor of Bam, our little bundle of snuggles that left us too soon, the others have come up with a list of ways to celebrate National

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Did you know that the black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) is the only species of ferret native to North America? Our domesticated ferrets (Mustela putorius furo) come from Europe. Black-footed ferrets were thought to be extinct until a Wyoming farmer found one in 1981. The species remains one of the most endangered mammals in North America, second only to the Florida panther. That it is no

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4218140748583960408.post-91466819394008915792008-02-17T14:09:00.000-08:002008-12-10T11:15:32.755-08:00

It's all over the internet... Romance novelist Cassie Edwards used entire passages from Paul Tolme's article in her book, Shadow Bear. Reading Paul's article about the incident in Newsweek had me laughing out loud."They are so named because of their dark legs," Shadow Bear says, to which Shiona responds: "They are so small, surely weighing only about two pounds and measuring two feet from tip to

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