Mini From your description, these animals sound like the extremely endangered black footed ferret. If so, this is indeed a tragedy. I don't know if BBF's have been released in the area where these little ones were found, but it is astonishing that wildlife officials in the area would not know what they are. See http://www.acmeferret.com/saveBFFs/ for a picture. Linda Iroff The Raisin Retreat Oberlin, Ohio http://www.oberlin.edu/~liroff/ncfs.html To help in raisin' funds for the Raisin Retreat, go here http://www.eyegive.com/html/ssi.cfm?CID=3585&MID=30146 [Posted in FML issue 2515]