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However, black-footed polecats are listed as "Endangered" and it is estimated that there are 350 black-footed ferrets living in the wild. [12] The main threats to black-footed polecats are disease, habitat loss, and human-introduced diseases. [ 13 ]
The black-footed ferret species was thought to be extinct in 1981, but was later rediscovered and has now been given a second chance thanks to conservation efforts.
However, the speed of recent climate change is very fast. Due to this rapid change, for example cold-blooded animals (a category which includes amphibians, reptiles and all invertebrates) may struggle to find a suitable habitat within 50 km of their current location at the end of this century (for a mid-range scenario of future global warming). [6]
The decline in prairie dogs has significantly impacted many of the other animals that reside in the shortgrass prairie, including the black-footed ferret, whose diet relies on prairie dogs. Other animals negatively affected by the decline of prairie dogs are the mountain plover, swift fox, ferruginous hawk and the burrowing owl.
The two baby black-footed ferrets, called kits, could reintroduce completely lost DNA to the species, scientists said. Send in the clones: 2 black-footed ferret babies born to cloned mom for the ...
The mass die-off of hundreds of the animals is tied to impacts from climate change (Getty Images/iStock) Lomeo was the lead author of the research published in the journal Science of The Total ...
Endangered species facing the threat of extinction due to climate change. Including threats from the effects of global warming.
Climate change is worsening the planet's biodiversity crises, making environments more deadly for thousands of species and accelerating the precipitous decline in the number of plants and animals ...