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HEY GIRL SCOUTS!
Thanks for making black-footed ferrets your 2026 Cookie Mascot!
Here are some Highlights and resources to help you discover, learn, support and celebrate Black-footed Ferrets.
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women in black-footed ferret recovery

Learn more about these former Girl Scouts now working to help save this endangered species!!

Jessica Alexander

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ecologist

ashley merkel

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wildlife technician

kelsey harper

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technician

Black-footed Ferret Facts

Check out some key facts about North America’s only wild Ferret:​
BLACKFOOTEDFERRET.ORG USFWS WORLD WILDLIFE FUND DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE PRAIRIE WILDLIFE RESEARCH
Educational Resources

Activities and Lesson Plans:​​  
KITS AND KIDS WILD ABOUT FERRETS TORONTO ZOO ENDANGEREDS CONTENT PACKET AMERICA'S BFF HOME ON THE PRAIRIE GAME TRACKS AND SCAT GAME
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PATCH PROGRAM*
​Our Conservation Partners at the Louisville Zoo have created a Patch Program just for you! Check out their activities to earn a limited-edition SAFE Black-footed ferret patch
LEARN MORE

PLUSH REWARDS*
Our Conservation Partners at the Hutchinson Zoo are offering black-footed ferret plush rewards packets to help protect ferrets in the wild. Order your plush packets
ORDER HERE
*All proceeds from the patches and plush packets will directly support black-footed ferret conservation through the Association of Zoos & Aquariums’ Saving Animals From Extinction (SAFE) Program.
How your donation helps save Black-footed Ferrets!
  • $15  -   Purchases an enrichment item to help ferrets learn and practice navigation skills before release
  •  $25 -  Provides essential plague protection for one acre of prairie dogs
  •  $50 -  Supplies lifesaving plague vaccine for one black-footed ferret
  •  $100 - Funds on-the-ground biologists for critical field work
  •  $250 - Helps sustain long-term recovery efforts
  • $750 – Purchases microchip ring readers to identify ferrets during field surveys
  • $1500+ - Purchases dusting equipment to protect ferrets and prairie dogs from fleas that may carry plague.
DONATIONS
You can help even if you don’t donate!
✅ Share a story about black-footed ferrets with at least five friends
✅ Create a poster about the BFF and share it during cookie sales, on social media or publicly in some other way.
✅ Spread the word on social media (every share counts!)
📢 Black-footed ferrets are running out of time, but together, we can save them!
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  • List of virtual and/or public/scout presentations.
  • Calendar of Scout events throughout the country
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Contact information for partnership inquiries and further support.
​Nicole Mantz, Hutchinson Zoo,  [email protected]
Kimberly Fraser, Education Specialist, USFWS,  [email protected]
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  • Home
  • Educational Resources
    • Species Profile
    • Ferret Decline
    • Conservation History
    • Captive Breeding
    • Reintroduction Efforts
    • Prairie Ecosystem
    • Prairie Dogs
    • FAQs
    • Kid Resources
  • Technical Resources
    • BFFIR
    • Strategic Plans
    • Recovery Teams >
      • BFFRIT
      • BFFFriends
    • Technical Documents
  • Current Research
  • Donations
  • Articles
  • Contact Us
  • Girl Scouts
  • Jessica Alexander
  • Ashley Merkel
  • Kesley Harper