ENDANGERED SPECIES

WHAT ARE ENDANGERED SPECIES

• Endangered species are species of animals that are at risk of extinction.
• Black footed ferrets are an example of endangered species.
• Only 2% of the original race is occupied in the world.
• That means that only 500 black footed ferrets exist on Earth.
• Black footed ferrets are usually 18-24 inches long and weighs up to 2.5 lbs and live for 2-3 years.

WHERE DO BLACK FOOTED FERRETS LIVE?

• Black footed ferrets live from southern Canada to Northern Mexico.
• They follow where the prairie dogs go since 90% of their diet is based on them.
• In the wild, black footed ferrets live in prairie dog colonies.
• Black footed ferrets live in prairie grassland biomes.

WHOM DOES THE BLACK FOOTED FERRET AFFECT?

• Black footed ferrets affect the prairie dogs' population.
• This is because the prairie dogs are their main source of food.
• Black footed ferrets don't really affect the human race because their population is very small.

WHEN ARE BLACK FOOTED FERRETS ACTIVE?

• Prarie dogs are nocturnal animals, so they come out in the night.
• However, there were many times when they came out in the daylight too.

HOW AND WHY WERE BLACK FOOTED FERRETS ENDANGERED?

• Black footed ferrets are very sensitive to plagues so they easily die from them.
• Also, they are eaten by Great Horned owls, golden eagles, badgers, bobcats, hawks, rattlesnakes, and coyotes.

INTERESTING FACTS (DID YOU KNOW)

• Black footed ferrets started of with a population of ten thousand, then 18, and then 500.
• Baby black footed ferrets (kits) are born blind and helpless until they are 2 months old.
• The mating seasons are around March-April.
• The mortality rate in black footed ferrets approach to 100%.

POP QUIZ!!!!!

• Name 3 animals that eat the black footed ferret.
• Give 2 reasons why the black footed ferrets became extinct.
• What is the black footed ferrets' favorite food? (90% of diet)
• What kind of biomes do black footed ferrets live in?

POP QUIZ!!! CONTINUED

• golden eagle, coyote, falcon, hawk, badger, bobcats, and rattlesnakes
• Animals eating them and disease
• the prairie dogs
• prairie grassland biomes

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