I happened to read the article in the recent -9/13 - issue online
of Ferrets Magazine about the BFF and their history and recovery by
captive rearing. It reminded me about something.

I have a good size poster of a handsome BFF in a natural setting (2ft
by 3ft poster) I bought in a gift shop in the early 80's at my late
husband's place of work - Scripps Institution of Oceanography where he
worked until his death in 2002. I bought the poster for $10 because
we already had pet domestic ferrets and I was interested in the north
American mustelids.

I keep wondering if anyone knew what the story is about the
photographer and the animal pictured. It has hung in our/my bedroom
for the last -ouch! - nearly 30 years. It is 2 ft by 3ft and the
photographer is listed as BJ Rose.

I have a photo of the poster I can email as a jpeg if someone would
like to see it - it has some glare/distortion from the flash but the
animal fills the whole frame and has what looks like natural prairie
behind it. On the lower right corner of the poster is printed BJ Rose.
1979 Alpine Graphics. 3080 valmont #8 Boulder Col 80301. 303-449-7228.

It looks like a real photo - not a studio setup with a captive animal.
I'd love to know who BJ Rose was, and I would assume that the ferret
photographed probably died during the distemper epidemic that occurred
in the early ? 1980's - which then necessitated the captive breeding
effort. Meryl

Meryl

[Posted in FML 7187]