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ZooMontana welcomes a Black-Footed Ferret

Yellowstone Public Radio | By Kay Erickson
Published November 4, 2025 at 5:53 PM MST
Polbano, the black-footed ferret
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Polbano, the black-footed ferret

A new creature has been added to the 100 animals of 56 different species that call ZooMontana home.

Tuesday, November 4, the zoo announced on Facebook that Poblano, a black-footed ferret, will make the zoo his home.

Poblano is three years old and comes to Billings from the Black-Footed Ferret Conservation center in Colorado. He is a retired breeding ferret and will enjoy retirement at ZooMontana.

He is the first black-footed ferret at the zoo.
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Kay Erickson
Kay Erickson has been working in broadcasting in Billings for more than 20 years. She spent well over a decade as news assignment editor at KTVQ-TV before joining the staff at YPR. She is a graduate of Northern Illinois University, with a degree in broadcast journalism. Shortly after graduation she worked in Great Falls where she was one of the first female sports anchor and reporter in Montana.
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