Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

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Photo: The endangered black-footed ferret was saved from extinction through captive breeding programs, like this one in Sybille Canyon, WY.

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The endangered black-footed ferret was saved from extinction through captive breeding programs, like this one in Sybille Canyon, WY.

Photo: The endangered black-footed ferret was saved from extinction through captive breeding programs, like this one in Sybille Canyon, WY.

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The endangered black-footed ferret was saved from extinction through captive breeding programs, like this one in Sybille Canyon, WY.

Photo: The endangered black-footed ferret was saved from extinction through captive breeding programs, like this one in Sybille Canyon, WY.

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The endangered black-footed ferret was saved from extinction through captive breeding programs, like this one in Sybille Canyon, WY.

Photo: The endangered black-footed ferret was saved from extinction through captive breeding programs, like this one in Sybille Canyon, WY.

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The endangered black-footed ferret was saved from extinction through captive breeding programs, like this one in Sybille Canyon, WY.

Photo: The endangered black-footed ferret was saved from extinction through captive breeding programs, like this one in Sybille Canyon, WY.

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The endangered black-footed ferret was saved from extinction through captive breeding programs, like this one in Sybille Canyon, WY.

Photo: The endangered black-footed ferret was saved from extinction through captive breeding programs, like this one in Sybille Canyon, WY.

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The endangered black-footed ferret was saved from extinction through captive breeding programs, like this one in Sybille Canyon, WY.

Photo: The endangered black-footed ferret was saved from extinction through captive breeding programs, like this one in Sybille Canyon, WY.

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The endangered black-footed ferret was saved from extinction through captive breeding programs, like this one in Sybille Canyon, WY.

Photo: The endangered black-footed ferret was saved from extinction through captive breeding programs, like this one in Sybille Canyon, WY.

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The endangered black-footed ferret was saved from extinction through captive breeding programs, like this one in Sybille Canyon, WY.

Photo: The endangered black-footed ferret was saved from extinction through captive breeding programs, like this one in Sybille Canyon, WY.

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The endangered black-footed ferret was saved from extinction through captive breeding programs, like this one in Sybille Canyon, WY.

Photo: The endangered black-footed ferret was saved from extinction through captive breeding programs, like this one in Sybille Canyon, WY.

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The endangered black-footed ferret was saved from extinction through captive breeding programs, like this one in Sybille Canyon, WY.

Photo: The endangered black-footed ferret was saved from extinction through captive breeding programs, like this one in Sybille Canyon, WY.

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The endangered black-footed ferret was saved from extinction through captive breeding programs, like this one in Sybille Canyon, WY.

Photo: The endangered black-footed ferret was saved from extinction through captive breeding programs, like this one in Sybille Canyon, WY.

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The endangered black-footed ferret was saved from extinction through captive breeding programs, like this one in Sybille Canyon, WY.

Photo: The endangered black-footed ferret was saved from extinction through captive breeding programs, like this one in Sybille Canyon, WY.

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The endangered black-footed ferret was saved from extinction through captive breeding programs, like this one in Sybille Canyon, WY.

Photo: The endangered black-footed ferret was saved from extinction through captive breeding programs, like this one in Sybille Canyon, WY.

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The endangered black-footed ferret was saved from extinction through captive breeding programs, like this one in Sybille Canyon, WY.

Photo: The endangered black-footed ferret was saved from extinction through captive breeding programs.

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The endangered black-footed ferret was saved from extinction through captive breeding programs.

Photo: An endangered black-footed ferret being released from a captive breeding program.

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An endangered black-footed ferret being released from a captive breeding program. (UL Bend NWR, MT.)

Photo: The endangered black-footed ferret was saved from extinction through captive breeding programs.

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The endangered black-footed ferret was saved from extinction through captive breeding programs.

Photo: The endangered black-footed ferret was saved from extinction through captive breeding programs.

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The endangered black-footed ferret was saved from extinction through captive breeding programs.

Photo: The endangered black-footed ferret was saved from extinction through captive breeding programs.

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The endangered black-footed ferret was saved from extinction through captive breeding programs.

Photo: An endangered black-footed ferret being released from a captive breeding program.

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An endangered black-footed ferret being released from a captive breeding program. (UL Bend NWR, MT.)

Photo: The endangered black-footed ferret was saved from extinction through captive breeding programs.

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The endangered black-footed ferret was saved from extinction through captive breeding programs.

Photo: The endangered black-footed ferret was saved from extinction through captive breeding programs.

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The endangered black-footed ferret was saved from extinction through captive breeding programs.

Photo: This white-tailed prairie dog does its part for the Plains ecosystem by creating habitat for black-footed ferrets, burrowing owls, and other animals.

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This white-tailed prairie dog does its part for the Plains ecosystem by creating habitat for black-footed ferrets, burrowing owls, and other animals. (Near Laramie, WY.)

Photo: This white-tailed prairie dog does its part for the Plains ecosystem by creating habitat for black-footed ferrets, burrowing owls, and other animals.

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This white-tailed prairie dog does its part for the Plains ecosystem by creating habitat for black-footed ferrets, burrowing owls, and other animals. (Near Laramie, WY.)

Photo: This white-tailed prairie dog does its part for the Plains ecosystem by creating habitat for black-footed ferrets, burrowing owls, and other animals.

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This white-tailed prairie dog does its part for the Plains ecosystem by creating habitat for black-footed ferrets, burrowing owls, and other animals. (Near Laramie, WY.)

Photo: This white-tailed prairie dog does its part for the Plains ecosystem by creating habitat for black-footed ferrets, burrowing owls, and other animals.

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This white-tailed prairie dog does its part for the Plains ecosystem by creating habitat for black-footed ferrets, burrowing owls, and other animals. (Near Laramie, WY.)

A red fox (Vulpes vulpes) in Denali National Park in Alaska's interior.

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A red fox (Vulpes vulpes) in Denali National Park in Alaska’s interior.

A red fox (Vulpes vulpes) in Yellowstone's Lamar Valley.

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A red fox (Vulpes vulpes) in Yellowstone’s Lamar Valley.

A red fox (Vulpes vulpes) in Denali National Park in Alaska's interior.

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A red fox (Vulpes vulpes) in Denali National Park in Alaska’s interior.

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