To the CA poster:
 
>>On the temperature susceptibility thing:
Am I way off here?  If ferrets and their mustelid cousins can't take 80
degrees F in the shade how can there be mustelidae anywhere but the polar
caps?  Those Black Footed types thrived from South Dakota to Arizona until we
wiped 'em out.  The Arizona sun and the Midwest mugginess couldn't kill
'em.<<
 
Ah - but did you know that Black-footed ferrets are nocturnal, meaning they
only come out of their deep, cool, prarie dog burrow dens at night when it is
cool?  That is why they are so hard to see and count.
 
On the subject of BFFs, the Drumming Post had a distressing article about
needing funding with all the budget cuts.  Though this is not an
advertisement, if anyone is interested in more information about Black-footed
ferrets and the recovery program, and would like to send a donation, write:
 
WY G&F Dept
Blak-footed Ferret Fund
5400 Bishop Blvd
Cheyenne, WY 82006
Bob Oakleaf, 307-332-2688.
 
Pam Grant
[Posted in FML issue 1144]