For 11 years, volunteer citizen scientists have gathered near Seligman, Arizona, to help spot, capture and release endangered black-footed ferrets. The outing is part of a program to monitor captive-bred ferrets that wildlife specialists began reintroducing to Aubrey Valley 20 years ago.

This year, I joined them.

Read/listen to my full story at KJZZ’s Arizona Science Desk:
Citizen Scientists Make Arizona Game And Fish Black-Footed Ferrets Project Possible