New Zealand Mammals

11002-22121 Ferret (Mustela putorius furo) this male Siamese/Point domestic ferret was imported as a breeder from Finland for the fur industry. The “points” (shoulders, hips, legs, and tail) have very dark guard hairs, while the torso is significantly lighter with only a scattering of dark guard hairs. Following the collapse of a struggling ferret fur-farming industry in NZ in the nineties, many farmers went bankrupt and irresponsible owners simply released their animals into the wild, placing further predation pressure on the country's native bird populations. Port Chalmers *

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11002-22121 Ferret (Mustela putorius furo) this male Siamese/Point domestic ferret was imported as a breeder from Finland for the fur industry. The “points” (shoulders, hips, legs, and tail) have very dark guard hairs, while the torso is significantly lighter with only a scattering of dark guard hairs. Following the collapse of a struggling ferret fur-farming industry in NZ in the nineties, many farmers went bankrupt and irresponsible owners simply released their animals into the wild, placing further predation pressure on the country's native bird populations. Port Chalmers *

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