Talk:Black-footed Ferret

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[edit] Extinct in the nature?

The data in the table says the species is extinct in the nature but the text describes how they have lately been reintroduced to the wild. How should this be interpreted? --EnSamulili 17:50, 10 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Good question. According to the Colorado Division of Wildlife, the wild population in the US is now 400. According to National Parks Conservation Association, the conservation status is Endangered. Made these updates to the article. Throbblefoot 20:14, 19 September 2005 (UTC)

I did a bit more research after the recent change made my the anon IP user. According to IUCN convservation status list [1], the status is "extinct in the wild." I'm tempted to update the article with that information. Comments? Thanks, Throbblefoot 23:29, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

I have done so. The redlist data is from 1996. Listed it as "Endangered" since September 20, 2005 under the ESA; I exchenged the IUCN data with the ESA one. Dysmorodrepanis 01:07, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

Um, someone changed it back. :P So I changed to to endangered again. Mumbles (talk) 02:18, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Raccoon?

Why is there a picture of a raccoon on the front page? I understand they look alike, but I can see no way that a picture of a raccoon is actually relevant.

[edit] Capitalization

Why was this article moved back to "Black-footed Ferret" from "Black-footed ferret"? The edit summary says "fauna convention for mammals" but I have no idea where this "convention" is. Powers ^T 01:55, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

I don't know what convention particular to mammals they are talking about, but the word ferret is not a pronoun. I don't think it should be capitalized in this case. VanTucky ^(talk) 02:15, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

• Wikipedia:Naming conventions (fauna) --Peta 02:23, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Mammals#Capitalization Zsero 03:35, 27 August 2007 (UTC)