In 1986, only 18 black-footed ferrets remained in North America. Thanks to a remarkable national and international recovery effort, the mammal now enjoys a stable population. David Jachowski, author of “Wild Again: The Struggle to Save the Black-Footed Ferret,” will speak about this recovery effort. This lecture was originally scheduled for November 2015, but was rescheduled due to weather.

Jachowski is an assistant professor and, from 2002 to 2012, was a wildlife biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on a team that helped coordinate the black-footed ferret’s recovery.

As part of the event, the Center for Great Plains Studies will reveal a new poster in their “See the Great Plains” ecotourism poster series featuring the black-footed ferret.

The lecture is part of the Great Plains, Great Ideas Paul A. Olson lecture series and is free and open to the public. Jachowski’s book will be available for purchase at the lecture, after which he will sign copies.