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Ron Klataske
Credit Ron Klataske, Audubon of Kansas
A view of the landscape and prairie dog colony located on
land owned by Gordon Barnhardt. Seven ferrets are contained
in the pet carriers awaiting release. |
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Brenda and Dan Pace with seven ferrets awaiting release on
ranchland owned by Gordon Barnhardt, Brenda's father. |
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Larry Haverfield releasing the first BBF reintroducted to
the wild on Gordon Barnhardt's ranch. They are released directly
into prairie
dog burrows--the natural home for BFFs. |
Ron Klataske, Audubon of Kansas Executive Director, releasing
a BFF to the wild on Gordon Garnhardt's ranch. This ferret
scoped out the
landscape before disappearing down a prairie dog burrow. |
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Ron Klataske, Audubon of Kansas Executive Director, releasing
a BFFto the wild on Gordon Garnhardt's ranch. This ferret
scoped out the
landscape before disappearing down a prairie dog burrow. |
Brenda Pace releasing a BFF on her father's ranch, Gordon
Barnhardt. |
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A BFF pearing out of its new home, a prairie dog burrow on
ranchland owned by Gordon Barnhardt. |
A BFF pearing out of its new home, a prairie dog burrow on
ranchland owned by Gordon Barnhardt. |
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A BFF pearing out of its new home, a prairie dog burrow on
ranchland owned by Gordon Barnhardt. |
Dan Mulhern releasing a BFF on Gordon Barnhardt's ranch. |
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A BFF begins to venture out of a prairie dog burrow as dusk
arrives. BFFs are nocturnal, and seldom seen in daylight. |
A BFF begins to venture out of a prairie dog burrow as dusk
arrives. BFFs are nocturnal, and seldom seen in daylight. |
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A BFF begins to venture out of a prairie dog burrow as dusk
arrives. BFFs are nocturnal, and seldom seen in daylight. |
A BFF begins to venture out of a prairie dog burrow as dusk
arrives. BFFs are nocturnal, and seldom seen in daylight. |
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Mike Lockhart trying to encourage a BFF to reverse course
and go down a prairie dog burrow. It wanted to stay in the
tube that provided security in the pet carrier that was used
in transportation. |
The same ferret as pictured in photo 177 after it disappeared
in the prairie dog burrow and then came back up to have on
last look at the folks who released it into the wild. |
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Larry and Bette Haverfield with a ranch sign presented to
them by members of the Prairie Dog Coalition. It reads "The
Haverfield Ranch - Prairie Wildlife Stewards." Photos
of the Swift Foxes on
the wall were taken on the ranch by wildlife biologist and
photographer Mike Lockhart.
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