Black-footed Ferret (Noun)
Meaning
Musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Conservation efforts have increased the population of black-footed ferrets in recent years, though they are still listed as endangered.
- The black-footed ferret was once nearly extinct due to a combination of disease and habitat loss.
- Native to the prairie regions of the United States, the black-footed ferret is a solitary and primarily nocturnal animal.
- In the late 1970s and 1980s, conservationists discovered only 18 remaining black-footed ferrets in the wild.
- The reintroduction of captive-bred black-footed ferrets into the wild has contributed significantly to the species' fragile recovery.