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The Impact

The black-footed ferret is a flagship species for our prairies. Being a flagship speicies means he is an ‘icon’ or ‘ambassador’ for our prairies. They’re using the black-footed ferret as an icon to save around 130 plants and animals. That means if we save just one animal, we can save around 130 more. To be a flagship species, you have to have plants and animals that share the flagship's species' habitat and have similar things threatening it. By helping to save the black-footed ferret, you're saving 130 other species, by saving 130 species, you're saving our prairies. To learn more about the black-footed ferret and bisons saving the species in the North Amercian Prairies and the place itself, click here for a full page by WWF on the subject:
 

Flagship Species

Food Chain

If the ferrets were gone it would affect the food chain. This is because there is a wide variety of species that eat the ferret. These include:

  • Golden eagles

  • Great horned owls

  • Coyotes

  • American badgers

  • Bobcats

  • Prairie falcons

  • Ferruginous hawks

  • Prairie rattlesnakes

By having the black-footed ferret being a prey to these animals, some of the species might decrease in size because there may be no other food supply for them.

 

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