Prairie Wildlife Research
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Wellington, CO 80549
970.219.1659
National Geographic
Wild Chronicles
BFF Podcast Now Available
Join National Geographic Explorer host Boyd Matson on a journey into the night to shed light on the promising fate of one of America's most endangered species.
What's New...
July 2008
The New York Times featured PWR Biologist Travis Livieri in their coverage of the plague situation in Conata Basin. Read it here.
Help Fight Plague in Conata Basin. Donate or adopt a BFF for $50 or more and get a special edition plush BFF.
Read Travis' blog and find out what it takes to save a species.
Read the
latest update
from PWR Biologist Travis
Livieri on plague
in Conata Basin (July 8,
2008).
Plague Threatens South Dakota Black-Footed
Ferrets - May 2008
Last week plague was confirmed in prairie dog colonies in Conata Basin, South Dakota. Conata Basin is home to one of the largest black-footed ferret populations in the world. PWR Biologist Travis Livieri answered a few questions about plague before heading out into the field to combat the disease.
New Adoptees for a New Year - January 2008
Homer and
Sirius join Harlem and Clover as
ambassadors for Black-Footed Ferret
recovery.
Adopt a black-footed ferret today and help
one of North America's most endangered
species!
PWR's Travis Livieri Embroiled in Romance
Novel Plagiarism Scandal - January 2008
An
article on black-footed ferrets written by
nature writer,
Paul
Tolme, was recently
headline news,
after reports surfaced that a bestselling
romance novelist plagiarized his words.
Tolme visited Conata Basin with Travis while
researching his
story on black-footed
ferrets.
Listen to Tolme discuss it with
NPR's Talk of the Nation.
BFF Gifts Now Available - December 2007
Visit PWR's store on cafepress for black-footed ferret holiday gifts or adopt a BFF for $50 or more and get a special edition plush BFF.
Successful Night on the Town - October 2007
THANK
YOU to everyone who contributed to a Night
on the Town with Thomas D. Mangelsen. The
evening was a great success and kicked off PWR's fundraising drive to raise $30,000 for
black-footed ferret recovery as part of a
challenge grant
from
Earth Friends Wildlife Foundation.
Help us meet our goal by adopting a black-footed ferret today!
Thomas D. Mangelsen's "Night Ranger" Now Available - July 2007
Renowned wildlife photographer, Thomas D. Mangelsen, captured this wild BFF on film during a recent spotlighting trip with PWR to Buffalo Gap National Grasslands in SD. Order your print here.
PWR's Travis Livieri Awarded for Prairie Work - June 2007
The U.S. Forest Service honored Travis with a National Grasslands Prairie Partner Award for his work in wildlife research on prairie ecosystems.
KITS! - May 2007
The 2007 BFF breeding season has begun at the National BFF Conservation Center and babies are being born!
Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE visits PWR - April 2007
Dr. Goodall visited Prairie Wildlife Research and toured the National Black-Footed Ferret Conservation Center before her "Reason to Hope" lecture at Colorado State University. See more photos here.
PWR moves to Colorado - March 2007
We've moved our offices from South Dakota to northern Colorado, adjacent to the National Black-Footed Ferret Conservation Center.
A Night on the Town is a huge success - November 2006
PWR's fundraiser featuring National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore raised $11,500 for black-footed ferret recovery efforts!