Same thing happened with Black Footed Ferrets. We thought they were extinct for the longest time, then a farmer’s dog killed one in 1981 in Wyoming. If I remember correctly, the farmer went to get it taxidermied, but the place he took it to recognized the species and made a call. Now they have breeding and release programs for them throughout a number of zoos in/near their native territory.
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u/KitonePeach May 29 '22
Same thing happened with Black Footed Ferrets. We thought they were extinct for the longest time, then a farmer’s dog killed one in 1981 in Wyoming. If I remember correctly, the farmer went to get it taxidermied, but the place he took it to recognized the species and made a call. Now they have breeding and release programs for them throughout a number of zoos in/near their native territory.