State wildlife officials have released 37 black-footed ferrets into the wild in eastern Utah as part of an ongoing effort to restore the endangered species to its historic range across the West. Utah Division of Wildlife Resources biologists say the ferrets were split into three groups for release Friday in specific areas of in the eastern part of the state. Biologists say ferrets primarily eat prairie dogs and they were released in areas with sufficient prairie dog populations.
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