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  • Опубликовано: 11 янв 2020
  • Their habitat once stretched across the Prairies. But when humans wiped out the one thing they eat, the black-footed ferret disappeared. The only native North American ferret, this mysterious animal became the most endangered species in the world.
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  • @mariafelices8000
    @mariafelices8000 4 года назад +13

    I ran a rescue centre for ferrets and polecats in the 90s came across and loved every one of them ,but would love to meet a black foot ,my dream ,keep up the work travis and co , Mark cdf uk

  • @crashcardo1752
    @crashcardo1752 Год назад +11

    That’s is awesome that you guys are documenting and bringing back and having them Survive great work and dedication

  • @sharonkaczorowski8690
    @sharonkaczorowski8690 4 года назад +19

    This man is a hero.

  • @Bailey-the-Domain-Keeper
    @Bailey-the-Domain-Keeper 4 года назад +39

    Wouldn’t say it’s the most endangered, but it’s great to see them making a comeback. Doing much better than the vaquita for sure.

    • @ghostlemons5793
      @ghostlemons5793 4 года назад +3

      Yes and the spix's macaw

    • @Bailey-the-Domain-Keeper
      @Bailey-the-Domain-Keeper 4 года назад

      Em &Em Truth

    • @promontorium
      @promontorium 2 года назад +2

      It's weird description drift. They used to say it was the most endangered mammal in North America. But even that isn't true anymore.

    • @BELLATORILINDA
      @BELLATORILINDA 2 года назад

      Thank u 4 helpn 2 save our wildlife & our planet 💖 ❤ 💓

    • @connor5187
      @connor5187 Год назад

      10 compared to 12 here. Not sure that is “much better”. Only 9 lived their first year, plus only 3 new born

  • @iteerrex8166
    @iteerrex8166 4 года назад +13

    That happy dance was sooo cute :)

    • @andrewharris79
      @andrewharris79 4 года назад

      It's is a shame that this channel is anthropomorphising these animals, it looks similar to a disease common among mustelids here in the UK, where nematodes burrow in to the brain and cause encephalopathy which causes this kind of behaviour. Here is a university of Manchester video about it if you are interested ruclips.net/video/z6e2vUEuaaA/видео.html

    • @myrandakaye
      @myrandakaye 2 года назад +2

      @@andrewharris79 domesticated ferrets do the same thing when they’re excited so i think it’s just actually a way to release energy

    • @Str8stbowtie
      @Str8stbowtie 2 года назад +2

      @@myrandakaye That's been my conclusion also. Although mine will also do it when she has an itch she can't scratch and finally snaps lmao. The weasel wardance, so odd and adorable. A pure joy to watch them get that excited.

  • @eyesopen66
    @eyesopen66 4 года назад +17

    I love ferrets, polecats etc.
    Amazing courageous animals.

  • @cherylforfang8671
    @cherylforfang8671 4 года назад +61

    A very interesting and encouraging video. Wasn't previously aware of this species. Wonderful videos. Keep up the extraordinary work!

    • @tonypage7042
      @tonypage7042 4 года назад

      Cheryl Forfang ? To much smart words

    • @matthewsanderson561
      @matthewsanderson561 4 года назад +2

      Another interesting fact about this species conservation is that out of the original 18 caught 2 died and could not be bred from and at the time scientists froze these 2 and they are now trying to introduce the genes from these 2 that were frozen back into the wild gene pool through modern DNA scientific processes creating more diverse genetics in the species as you can imagine anything bred from 16 individuals is highly inbred and a has a minuscule genetic diversity

  • @BELLATORILINDA
    @BELLATORILINDA 2 года назад +4

    Im so thankful 4 people like u all, saving our planet & our wild life ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @danielgluch3953
    @danielgluch3953 Год назад +2

    Good for Travis! I'm grateful for his work!

  • @TemujinKhan8
    @TemujinKhan8 4 года назад +80

    Who would thumb down this video? Go black-footed ferrets!

  • @ellee2937
    @ellee2937 2 года назад +5

    First prairie bandit kits born in Canada 🇨🇦 in 80years! 😄 miracles 🌈 do happen! I love happy animals endings! 😅💞👍🏻 thank u for a lovely documentary 👏🏻 & God bless all the people involved in animals conservations & channels like these amen! 🥇 🏆

  • @wykeishacraft6820
    @wykeishacraft6820 4 года назад +5

    Great video and I enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing

  • @klee3282
    @klee3282 Год назад +2

    Thanks for sharing this amazing documentary!

  • @dindinprivate3477
    @dindinprivate3477 4 года назад +6

    Fascinating video. Lots of new info for me. Thanks.

  • @Titus-as-the-Roman
    @Titus-as-the-Roman 4 года назад +13

    Use to volunteer work at the Louisville (Ky) Zoo, they were part of the captive breeding program then (may still be, don't know), had a couple of them (NOT on display for fear of disease, Etc.). Once thought extinct in America a small colony of a dozen or more was found in a remote area out west, split up for fear of disease killing them all if put together. I've since heard that many re-introductions has happened (they are absolutely the cutest predator you'll ever see).

  • @Don_Dries
    @Don_Dries Год назад +1

    Bless this man!

  • @breakfasttheelf1566
    @breakfasttheelf1566 4 года назад +8

    I will start a charity for these poor creatures.
    They need to live on

    • @25is27
      @25is27 4 года назад

      Let me know when you have it set up and registered. I will donate. I look forward to hearing from you soon then.

    • @breakfasttheelf1566
      @breakfasttheelf1566 4 года назад

      It will maybe take a while though. I'll need help making the website.

  • @giod6266
    @giod6266 2 года назад

    Thanks!

  • @LOUISVILLECARDINALS
    @LOUISVILLECARDINALS 4 года назад +4

    Such a beautiful animal

  • @jmac8631
    @jmac8631 2 года назад +1

    Incredible work! 👍

  • @CSDonohue11
    @CSDonohue11 4 года назад +3

    What a beautiful world.

  • @1800cc-Dead-Meat
    @1800cc-Dead-Meat 11 месяцев назад

    Great addition to You Tube.
    Unique topic, with limited uploads, thanks.

  • @skratchisrandom5596
    @skratchisrandom5596 5 месяцев назад

    Saw one by the creek a few years ago, it was the coolest thing ever and sent me into a devotion to learning about them

  • @Courtney-pn1qy
    @Courtney-pn1qy 4 года назад +1

    Cool Documentary.

  • @CSDonohue11
    @CSDonohue11 4 года назад

    You are A Great Man.

  • @chewyjello1
    @chewyjello1 2 года назад +3

    My family has a hard time believing that my cute little ferrets are ferocious preditors in the wild. But ferrets know it lol. They have NO fear! They will chase my cats and my dogs like it's nothing. Granted they just curious and trying to play, but if they were hungry and needed to take a down a meal, they would have no trouble doing it! They have a toy pig that they love to "hunt." They will grab it and shake it viciously like a dog. When I try to take the pig from them, that's when I can feel the strength in their bite.

  • @Kumurajiva
    @Kumurajiva 4 года назад +3

    These are not the ferrets sold at pet stores. But I like all ferrets . I had many pet ferrets in the past .

  • @susanbourgeois9313
    @susanbourgeois9313 6 месяцев назад

    This is the cutest animal I’ve ever ever seen. Just ever

  • @velvetfaerie
    @velvetfaerie 2 месяца назад

    What a place. Oh those little critters are the BEST!

  • @thevillagetroublemaker
    @thevillagetroublemaker 4 года назад +3

    This is a cool video.

  • @carolmartin2503
    @carolmartin2503 Год назад +3

    Finally found the identity of the animal that ran across our field, here in the NY mountains. No doubt about it = did the research ! There are lots of woodchucks here, and that's our 'prairie dog' ! This critter had been well fed and was in excellent shape. The title of the description was 'black footed ferrets', as you called it. Possible they like the taste of squirrels too !

    • @tearkshunta5407
      @tearkshunta5407 Год назад

      I'd doubt that it was a Black Footed Ferret. The researchers/Biologists clearly stated that prairie dog is their sole diet, which is why they nearly went extinct. They don't even hunt rabbits like, the European Ferret does. Also it's nocturnal so when it hunts at night the Woodchucks & Squirrels would be asleep high up in the trees out of reach to a ferret whose natural habitat is flat grasslands not forested mountains.

  • @jackieswan9355
    @jackieswan9355 4 года назад +1

    Good. Job!!😄

  • @itzvividpenguin7820
    @itzvividpenguin7820 4 года назад +2

    The happy dance 😂

  • @kiarar9103
    @kiarar9103 4 года назад +15

    prairie dogssss soooo cuteeee and tinyyyyyy feel badddd

    • @hailgiratinathetruegod7564
      @hailgiratinathetruegod7564 4 года назад

      I love to eat them. There meat is so tasty.

    • @kiarar9103
      @kiarar9103 4 года назад

      @@hailgiratinathetruegod7564 eww yoo wtffff

    • @CSDonohue11
      @CSDonohue11 4 года назад

      Hail Giratina The true god
      For real?
      Have you really ever eaten it?
      When the ish hits the fan I need to know if I can eat prairie dogs. 😁

    • @hailgiratinathetruegod7564
      @hailgiratinathetruegod7564 4 года назад

      @@CSDonohue11 man, that was a joke

    • @lmao.3661
      @lmao.3661 4 года назад

      I mean ik it’s a joke and all but why are people disgusted?

  • @songthao8918
    @songthao8918 3 года назад

    I love these two critters
    My favourite prairie animals

  • @michealaftn3910
    @michealaftn3910 4 года назад +1

    I an animal lover and I love ferrets

  • @goo_rocket5897
    @goo_rocket5897 2 месяца назад

    Great to see people (saints) getting involved to address the balance.

  • @LucidStew
    @LucidStew 2 года назад

    Prairie Dogs: "Thanks a lot."

  • @sharonkaczorowski8690
    @sharonkaczorowski8690 4 года назад +6

    They keep the prairie dog population down...very important.

  • @guidododo4822
    @guidododo4822 2 года назад

    They are super cute.

  • @asi9e
    @asi9e 4 года назад +8

    You know what the world's most endangered insect is an ant when I was 6

    • @tearkshunta5407
      @tearkshunta5407 Год назад

      I know you're just making a joke but Humans Couldn't Make Ants go extinct, even if every country worked together declaring War on Ants, they'd still survive coz we'd never get them all.
      What was your weapon of choice? Magnifying glass, deodorant spray and lighter, flash flood from garden hose, pouring boiling hot liquid aluminum down the nest, or maybe just the good ole fashioned squish squash?

    • @asi9e
      @asi9e Год назад

      @@tearkshunta5407 this was 3 years ago 😭 I don't even remember talking about this but yea I agree

  • @K1nG0fGayz
    @K1nG0fGayz 4 года назад

    My heart is shattered into peices

  • @VaniIIaGacha
    @VaniIIaGacha 4 года назад +1

    SAVE THE ANIMALS WHO GIVE IS FOOD
    SAVE THE WORLD THAT GIVES US LIFE
    SAVE US ALL FROM US OURSELVES
    SAVE ALL OF THE PLANTS THAT WE HAVE KILLED
    SAVE US FROM THE TOXIC WE BREATHE AND MAKE
    Please save us all from us ourselves I beg you all please we are messing up the world and making climate change please help us save mankind and animal kind

  • @ADGreen-es6hm
    @ADGreen-es6hm 4 года назад +17

    How are the mountain lion doing in Florida

    • @CHLOCHLOLP
      @CHLOCHLOLP 4 года назад +5

      There are still mountain lions in Florida. but they are endangered because there isnt enough habitat land for them.

    • @whymustyoudisagree9158
      @whymustyoudisagree9158 4 года назад

      Voldemort they can die good for humanity

    • @CHLOCHLOLP
      @CHLOCHLOLP 4 года назад

      @@whymustyoudisagree9158 big brian facs

    • @whymustyoudisagree9158
      @whymustyoudisagree9158 4 года назад

      Voldemort thanks 😎

  • @mydaughterandme1996
    @mydaughterandme1996 3 года назад +1

    God bless those beautiful noodles ferrets and u people .

  • @mrmosasaurjr9577
    @mrmosasaurjr9577 2 года назад

    46:23 that ferret was like ok enough looking around get back down here.

  • @stur.7502
    @stur.7502 2 года назад +1

    I remember in the very early 1970's Don Fortenberry (SDGF&P) did an extensive study on these in south western South Dakota National Grasslands (badlands). They were almost thought to be extinct at that time.

  • @Peace2yaa
    @Peace2yaa 8 месяцев назад

    Man has been the extinction of many species. I would imagine that there are wonderful creations that we have never, nor will ever see bc of our greed. So sad.

  • @jihoonchoi8870
    @jihoonchoi8870 4 года назад

    That's cutest banbit i ever saw.

  • @amyharty372
    @amyharty372 4 года назад +3

    SAVE THE ANIMALS AND EARTH BTW THERE SOO CWUTE!

  • @celestialcircledance
    @celestialcircledance 4 года назад +45

    Prairie Dogs do not approve this message !!

    • @boscoodong8101
      @boscoodong8101 4 года назад +2

      I know weight like wtf

    • @trevorphillips4595
      @trevorphillips4595 4 года назад +3

      I'm sending one prairie dog grass fart, in solidarity.

    • @asseyez-vous6492
      @asseyez-vous6492 4 года назад +1

      Prairie dogs are also dug up by badgers (taxidea taxus), so the prairie dogs don't always sleep in bliss!

    • @trevorphillips4595
      @trevorphillips4595 4 года назад

      @B1-OOM-224 Battle Droid Lovely, isn't it? It's Fredo, my horse, from the rear end.

    • @trevorphillips4595
      @trevorphillips4595 4 года назад

      @B1-OOM-224 Battle Droid Yeap... it is... booty-ful, but wait until it takes a dump. Then it is a masterpiece.

  • @foltestthesiegemaster9751
    @foltestthesiegemaster9751 4 года назад

    i pressed on this by accident but i’m glad i did

  • @nowchanel481
    @nowchanel481 4 года назад

    Absolute,,,,,,,, Surabaya Indonesia

  • @sagittarius_a_starr
    @sagittarius_a_starr 4 года назад +1

    Watching docs to take my mind off the coronavirus panic and what happens?! The prairie dogs all get the plague! What the hell.

  • @The1Fau
    @The1Fau 4 года назад +9

    I have a little ferret of my own and seeing these hunters I’m in love and disappointed how lazy mine is 😆

    • @emaraledseeker5100
      @emaraledseeker5100 4 года назад +1

      Faustini I'm planning to get a ferret
      Any tips?

    • @The1Fau
      @The1Fau 4 года назад +1

      @@emaraledseeker5100 when you get it from a young age train it to not bite, when I first got mine he bit hands till they bled. now he is sweet so training is important. it would help to have a call sound (mine is a clicker noise) that makes em come to you because if he runs away there's nothing stopping him from turning back, every time I make his call sound he gets his favourite treat.
      There are videos online on ferret tips and how to train, good luck with your little fella

    • @emaraledseeker5100
      @emaraledseeker5100 4 года назад +1

      Faustini thanks

    • @Name-xk9vx
      @Name-xk9vx 4 года назад +1

      Faustini You’re supposed to get two ferrets because otherwise they can get lonely. I have two and they adore eachother.

    • @The1Fau
      @The1Fau 4 года назад

      Name I didn’t know that at the time and got 1 but I have other pets who he gets a log with. I have set up ferret play dates with some friends but he doesn’t get a long with other ferrets

  • @douglassalguero2556
    @douglassalguero2556 4 года назад

    I love those guys ferrets

  • @lynnleigha580
    @lynnleigha580 3 года назад +1

    How sad for the prairie dogs

  • @missumenimsatanass
    @missumenimsatanass 2 года назад +1

    Wow! 2 yrs later im back. I didnt realize id seen this already. I just saw my comment from 2 yrs ago. Haha. I live ferrets. I've owned 4 over the yrs. Sadly what I've found out these past 2 yrs isn't good. Many are saying that we are in such trouble that in just 12 short yrs we could loose half our plants and animals. They're talking about the climate changing for the worse. Thats shocking to me and very scary. 2 yrs ago I would've said yeah yeah whatever. But the massive events thats have happened all over the world in just the past year has me wondering. A tornado that reached over 30,000 feet high?!?! Up there with jets! 4 states and lasted a very long time. I live in Kentucky so I've seen what it did. You aren't hearing about it anymore but we are still finding bobies. We found them in tree tops and out in the middle of farmers fields literally in the middle of nowhere. So that mixed with volcanos erupting almost at the same time. And on and on. Last thing I am is a fear monger but im also not stupid. None of this is normal. ESPECIALLY the tornado. Never has happened before. Thats NOT going to happen by chance. Idk if its true we could lose half our plants and animals that soon I just know somethings up and I have no idea what. Mother earth could very well be tired of trying to warn us we are killing her and she's had enough.

  • @PhyllisDeTar
    @PhyllisDeTar 3 месяца назад

    They had a research program at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in the late 80s and earlu 90s. I wonder if it is still active I was a docent there, but we were not allowed to visit the project.

  • @alohababy
    @alohababy 2 месяца назад +1

    Travis Livieri. Say the man's name 🙌🏼

  • @jakedill1304
    @jakedill1304 Год назад

    11:30 I guess you could say he can really ferret out those ferrets.

  • @wowzart
    @wowzart 4 года назад

    Black footed ferret!

  • @gokuson3409
    @gokuson3409 2 года назад +1

    funny, but the Prairie Dog was there before any man stepped foot on North American soul.

  • @peridotthecat3844
    @peridotthecat3844 4 года назад

    Cute

  • @donchonealyotheoneal5456
    @donchonealyotheoneal5456 Год назад

    Blackfoot or stoat which one do you think is the most beautiful and cutest they're both so damn gorgeous I just want to live with them have 50 of them crawling all over me at the same time and I also believe they are crazy intelligent animals they remind me of a Mad Hatter when they do their crazy ground acrobatics

  • @mariafelices8000
    @mariafelices8000 4 года назад +1

    It's a ferrets dance of pleasure and contentment Ms

  • @mateuszrogala9447
    @mateuszrogala9447 4 года назад +1

    💔💔💔💔😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

  • @ellee2937
    @ellee2937 2 года назад

    Born to be free! Hallelujah! 😄👍🏻👏🏻

  • @janstewart2041
    @janstewart2041 Год назад

    I use to have ferrets

  • @charlesjackson2272
    @charlesjackson2272 2 года назад

    They are rare

  • @Jsarson1976
    @Jsarson1976 4 года назад +1

    Why didn't they radio tag them so they knew where they were?

  • @eromalandersson5716
    @eromalandersson5716 2 года назад

    18 ferrets? Is that enough genetic diversity to survive?

  • @user-cl3gz9ey1w
    @user-cl3gz9ey1w 4 года назад +3

    Swapping
    the children between each colony
    after first succeed production
    Not only for DNA diversity also for skills

  • @velvetfaerie
    @velvetfaerie 2 месяца назад

    🥰

  • @edddaer1277
    @edddaer1277 4 года назад

    Great cgi!

  • @nemeanlioness
    @nemeanlioness 4 года назад

    prairie dogs have listed the name travis leviere down as the bane of their species.

  • @jerrychianciola717
    @jerrychianciola717 2 года назад

    Not a scientist but if somehow introduce a supplemental food source maybe ferret survival chances would increase.

  • @elizabethmiller4111
    @elizabethmiller4111 4 года назад

    Tina

  • @tonyadeney1245
    @tonyadeney1245 9 месяцев назад

    there are some good rewilding projects worldwide - UK knep purbeck europe germany has some good projects - would be interesting to have a world map of projects on a website -

  • @jamesmoss5366
    @jamesmoss5366 4 года назад

    No one:
    Me at 3am

  • @ellee2937
    @ellee2937 2 года назад

    Why didnt they make the ferrets wear tracking collar devices so they could find them & monitor their progress? 😳

  • @oniichan9469
    @oniichan9469 3 года назад +1

    Prairie dog endangered???but they were killed by the hunters 🥴🥴🥴

  • @kapenderrajpoot2357
    @kapenderrajpoot2357 Год назад

    🌹🌹💕💕💕🙏🙏🙏💕💕😊😊

  • @Blue_bills
    @Blue_bills 4 года назад

    Rinos

  • @lynnleigha580
    @lynnleigha580 3 года назад

    And now they'll both be doomed because the bandits will eat them all and then have nothing left

  • @kaptaan_original
    @kaptaan_original 7 месяцев назад

    I donated to WWF to save the black footed ferret. YOU get a plush stuffed animal as well, if you donate.

  • @charlesjackson2272
    @charlesjackson2272 2 года назад

    And endangered specie

  • @Str8stbowtie
    @Str8stbowtie 2 года назад

    I have a few questions if anyone is knowledgeable. Once they go their own way, do Black Footed Ferrets know or remember their siblings & parents if they ever meet again? And are they inclined to inbreed? And lastly, are they prone to the kinds of issues your common pet ferret are ie, adrenal disease, insulinoma, deaf or blindness?

    • @dominicsynnock4028
      @dominicsynnock4028 2 года назад +1

      This isn't 100% but in terms of adrenal disease and insulinoma these are more prevalent in domestic ferrets due to what we do to them. Adrenal disease is thought to be connected with early neutering of domestic ferrets (with diet and genetics a contributing factor) while Insulinoma is linked to diet, specifically a diet which contains plant protein (it's recommend that a dry ferret food should have the first 5 ingredients as animal based for it to be considered a "good" food). As the BFF is intact and eats a natural diet they shouldn't be exposed to the same kind of risk that a domestic ferret can be exposed to.

  • @albertschwartz4481
    @albertschwartz4481 4 года назад

    What about the pangolin

  • @funtimefurret6635
    @funtimefurret6635 3 года назад

    Right now there are approximately 350-400 black-footed ferrets left in the wild :(

    • @countryflyer4536
      @countryflyer4536 3 года назад

      They guy from the center in Colorado said 1000 in the wild and 3-400 at the center...!!!!!!!

    • @countryflyer4536
      @countryflyer4536 3 года назад

      @Angela Lewis breeding stock so they can keep adding to the wild population

  • @guidododo4822
    @guidododo4822 2 года назад

    Look at their teeth!

  • @bigmooseplays
    @bigmooseplays 4 года назад

    Cute bois

  • @michaelcalland801
    @michaelcalland801 11 месяцев назад

    Breed little Ferrets….Eat & Breed !

  • @ajax4570
    @ajax4570 Месяц назад

    Why are there zero trees or grass? What happened here? Honest question, please help me to understand. Thank you all very much.

  • @countcampbell
    @countcampbell 4 года назад

    I wonder if they taste good ?

  • @wowzart
    @wowzart 4 года назад +1

    Piare dogs!

  • @hazhargardi9239
    @hazhargardi9239 4 года назад

    🌹🌹🌹
    🌷🌷🌷

  • @Lasselucidora
    @Lasselucidora Год назад

    Time to bring Sabel tooth tiger back. Toronto can take 2000 and still keep a human population in balance.

  • @promontorium
    @promontorium 2 года назад

    The most endangered animals have like 1-2 left. Black-footed ferret was never the most endangered. It used to be called "the most endangered mammal in North America" but that's not true anymore. The vaquita dolphin is more rare for example, it's going to go extinct any day now, might already be extinct. There's only a few left.

  • @draven1438
    @draven1438 Год назад

    ive seen 14 of them in the valley I've had in my family forever they are not like ferrets you keep as pets it bit me like I owed it child support all I was trying to do is get it out of my garage I didn't know they were endangered the 1 I bought had 9 babys