benefit tonight at the Colorado History Museum

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for Prairie Wildlife Research and to help the black footed ferret. They will have a live one there, along with photography artist Thomas Mangleson and several items will be available to bid on, including things by Jane Goodall. Tickets are $25 at the door.

They were said to be extinct. Until a ranch dog named Shep discovered a hidden colony. The rest is history -- or at least one of the most successful endangered species reintroduction efforts in history.

Come out and celebrate and support their continued comeback and spend a night on the town with a real live black-footed ferret! Buy your tickets to a special benefit for these clever creatures today!

Thomas D. Mangelsen, one of the most recognized wildlife photographers in the world, is this year's guest speaker, and will present his new images of prairie wildlife and sign books at the event.

Space is extremely limited and you won’t want to miss this great event -- buy your tickets online today!

What: A Night on the Town Benefit for the Black-Footed Ferret
When: Tuesday, October 23rd from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Where: Colorado History Museum
1300 Broadway
Denver, CO 80203
See it on a map.
$25 at the door.
Purchase advance tickets online or by phone by calling [phone]


Enjoy hors d’oeuvres, cocktails and fun with fellow conservationists and place your bids on live auction items including signed limited edition Thomas D. Mangelsen photographs, resort packages, an eco-tour for two to see mountain gorillas in Rwanda and a trip to the South Dakota prairie to observe black-footed ferrets in the wild. You can even bid to name one of the kits born this year!

But don’t let all this celebrating fool you: black-footed ferrets are still at risk. There are only about 700 black-footed ferrets in the wild and they’ve been edged out by habitat loss and 100 years of efforts to eliminate prairie dog colonies in the American West.

These ferrets live in prairie dog burrows and depend almost exclusively on prairie dogs for food, so whenever prairie dog colonies are at risk, black-footed ferret habitat is at risk.

Efforts to protect and expand their prairie dog colony habitat have the added benefit of protecting and improving habitat for burrowing owls, badgers, swift fox, hawks, eagles and other prairie wildlife. I hope you’ll join us to support prairie heritage and protect the creatures that call these great plains home.

Last year’s event raised $11,500 to support the black-footed ferret recovery program. Help us outdo ourselves this year! Only 200 tickets will be sold for this event, so buy yours in advance today.

I look forward to seeing you next Tuesday as we raise our glasses to salute the black-footed ferret’s incredible recovery and support important work to secure their future in Colorado and across the American West.

See you there!

Jonathan Proctor
Southern Rockies/Great Plains Representative
Defenders of Wildlife

P.S. If you can’t be there in person, you can make an advance bid on any of these great prizes online.





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