Prairie Wildlife Research
PO Box 308
Wellington, CO 80549
970.219.1659
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.
What's New...
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!