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The Nature of Things | Season 2010-11 | Sep 8, 2012 | 45:15

Return of The Prairie Bandit

The release of nearly extinct black-footed ferrets onto the Saskatchewan prairie made headlines across the country in the fall of 2009. Return of the Prairie Bandit tells the dramatic and visually stunning story of what happened in the year after the release. Did the ferrets survive? Are they back in Canada to stay?

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