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areas of probable occurrence (Mlpxlman and Linder 1973, <br /> Martin and Shroeder 1978 and I.W06, Clark 1981) . and public <br /> education campaigns regarding black-footed ferrets habitats <br /> and characteristics (Fortenbery 1972 . Clark 1978 , Strickland <br /> 1983) . <br /> The discovery of the only known population of black- <br /> footed ferrets near Meeteetse, Wyoming ( 1981 ) has <br /> increased awareness of the species and provided the <br /> opportunity for intensive investigation of its biology. <br /> Due to recent successful captive breeding of the black- <br /> footed ferrets at Sybille Wildlife Research Center near <br /> Laramie, Wyoming, the need to locate additional wild ferret <br /> • populations to add to the genetic diversity of the captive <br /> animals has become extremely important . <br /> • <br />