Dave and all, I too have a black footed ferret but it's on the block of endangered species stamps for my stamp collection (they are out at your local post offices now)! We watched a wonderful documentary on "Polecats" and Mink in Russia and other close areas called "the Last Stand of the European Mink" on the Balance of Nature on the Outdoor Life channel tonight. It was very well done, the "Polecats" looked exactly like our furry little babies and it was a positive program on the wild populations in Europe and how they are endangered. I'm going to see if I can find out who to write to at that channel and see if can get a VCR video of it. Did anyone else see it? Vicky [log in to unmask] Families are Forever [Posted in FML issue 1735]