E. Biggins K.A. Fagerstone 2011 <p><span>Radiotelemetry was used during 1983 and 1984 to collect information on short-term areas of activity for black-footed ferrets (</span><i>Mustela nigripes</i><span>) near Meeteetse, Wyoming. This population ultimately provided ferrets for the captive-breeding program that bred and released offspring into the wild since 1991. We fitted 5 adult ferrets and 13 juveniles with radiotransmitters and followed their movements during late summer and fall. Adult males had 7-day areas of activity that were &gt;6 times as large as those of adult females. Activity areas of adult males varied little in coverage or location on a weekly basis, but females sequentially shifted their areas. Unlike juvenile females, juvenile males tended to leave their natal colonies.</span></p> application/pdf 10.1644/10-MAMM-S-140.1 en Oxford Academic Black-footed ferret areas of activity during late summer and fall at Meeteetse, Wyoming article