NEW: Black-footed ferrets were saved by a federal breeding program centered around Colorado.

It was led by Tina Jackson — a USFWS biologist fired by DOGE last month. She's now worried staff and funding cuts could drag the species back to the brink of extinction.

https://www.cpr.org/2025/03/05/trump-fired-colorado-biologist-led-effort-to-save-black-footed-ferrets/