Black-Footed Ferret Reintroduction and Management Sample Clauses

Black-Footed Ferret Reintroduction and Management. Lands enrolled under this Agreement will provide an opportunity to increase the number of wild black-footed ferret populations. Once a Cooperator has a signed Reintroduction Plan and is enrolled under the Agreement, ferrets will be reintroduced to the site as described therein. All ferret reintroduction and management actions will be coordinated and carried out by the Permittee (or designee) and all funding for such actions will be provided by the Permittee and/or others, to the extent funds are available. State wildlife agencies will be instrumental in these activities. Typically, a minimum of 20 juvenile black-footed ferrets will be reintroduced during one release event in the fall. Depending on the size of the site and quality of the habitat, additional animals may be released during this timeframe or in subsequent years. In the latter case, the baseline of zero ferrets will remain. Release events typically occur near dusk and involve a minimum of two biologists. Depending on topography, most animals can be distributed across the site via existing roads or on foot, minimizing impact to the landscape. All reintroduction efforts will utilize techniques outlined in Xxxxxx et al. (2006). The Permittee will work with each Cooperator to coordinate these activities to minimize disruptions to the Cooperator’s use of land during reintroduction activities. Once black-footed ferrets are released, efforts will be undertaken as necessary to determine the success of reintroduction activities. These efforts are described in Section