http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/15/science/15ferrets.html Travis is quoted several times. The article helps you understand just what this means to Travis, professionally and personally. 'For now, the race is on to protect the heart of the ferret population. Mr. Livieri, often working by himself, drives from his home in Wellington, Colo., six hours away, and spends a week or two at a time scouring the prairie all night in hopes of injecting all of the ferrets. ... "You feel helpless when a disease like this comes in and threatens everything you worked for," Mr. Livieri said. "That's why I am going to be out here spotlighting, doing what I can."' Linda Iroff International Ferret Congress http://www.ferretcongress.org [Posted in FML 6033]