Prairie Wildlife Research

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Wellington, CO  80549

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tlivieri@prairiewildlife.org

 

 

 

 

 

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.

Click here to download.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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!

 

 


 

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