Phoenix Zoo Ferret building

The Phoenix Zoo has been an active participant in the conservation and reintroduction of black-footed ferrets since the opening of their first breeding facility in 1992. Fourteen years after black-footed ferreets were first reintroduced to the state, black-footed ferret surveys conducted this fall show a record 96 animals in the Aubrey Valley located outside of Seligman, Ariz.
Not only is the number of ferrets identified a record high for Arizona's population, but it also exceeds the state's objective that needs to be met in order for the species to be "downlisted" from endangered to threatened on the endangered species list. The draft recovery plan also suggests that Arizona needs 148 animals living in the wild as part of the national recovery effort in order for the species to be removed entirely from the Endangered Species List. The Phoenix zoo recently dedicated a new ferret breeding facility to aide in that recovery effort.

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