PUEBLO WEST, Colo. — A black-footed ferret, the rarest mammal in North America, made its way into a Colorado home’s garage.
The home’s owner in Pueblo West called Colorado Parks and Wildlife, who came to remove the animal.
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The ferret wandered to the home from the nearby Walker Ranch, where Fox 31 reports Colorado Parks and Wildlife has been releasing black-footed ferrets onto a prairie dog colony as part of a conservation effort underway with federal partner agencies.
The homeowners coaxed the ferret into a box. Officials with Colorado Parks and Wildlife posted video on Twitter of officers releasing the animal back onto the prairie dog colony.
Watch video of the black-footed ferret release taken by @COParksWildlife Officer Cassidy English after she and Officer Travis Sauder hiked deep into a prairie dog colony in the dark Monday on the Walker Ranch near Pueblo West. (3/4) pic.twitter.com/fWfryRFay7
— CPW SE Region (@CPW_SE) November 10, 2021
The black-footed ferret is the only ferret species native to North America, according to the World Wildlife Fund.
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