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Office of Advocacy Applauds House Passage of Farm Bill, Highlights Key Diesel Relief Amendment
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy issued the following news release on May 19, 2026:
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Office of Advocacy Applauds House Passage of Farm Bill, Highlights Key Diesel Relief Amendment
Today, the Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) at the U.S. Small Business Administration thanked House of Representatives and House Agriculture Committee leadership for the recent bipartisan passage of the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026.
Of specific interest to Advocacy and the small businesses represented, was Rep. Victoria Spartz's (IN-05) amendment, H.Amdt.207
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WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy issued the following news release on May 19, 2026:
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Office of Advocacy Applauds House Passage of Farm Bill, Highlights Key Diesel Relief Amendment
Today, the Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) at the U.S. Small Business Administration thanked House of Representatives and House Agriculture Committee leadership for the recent bipartisan passage of the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026.
Of specific interest to Advocacy and the small businesses represented, was Rep. Victoria Spartz's (IN-05) amendment, H.Amdt.207(full amendment below), which allows for potential regulatory relief for American agriculture from impending diesel emissions mandates.
In the letter, Advocacy highlighted that by agreeing to the Spartz amendment, the House of Representatives offers American agriculture and American consumers greatly needed respite from increased farm equipment operating costs.
The letter states, in part: "As it relates to this amendment, farmers have shared their concerns with our Regional Advocates that these diesel regulations cause their equipment to frequently break down, incur excessive maintenance burdens, and decrease the useful life of their engines, thereby significantly increasing the cost of providing food to Americans."
"We have heard about this issue for over a year from not only the American agriculture sector, but other industries in the small business community, including mining, construction, and transportation," said Acting Chief Counsel Everett Woodel. "This issue is hurting our farmers and negatively affecting our food supply, which impacts our national security."
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Created by Congress in 1976, the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration is an independent voice for small business within the executive branch. Appointed by the President and confirmed by the U.S. Senate, the Chief Counsel for Advocacy directs the office. The Chief Counsel advances the views, concerns, and interests of small business before Congress, the White House, federal agencies, federal courts, and state policymakers. Economic research, policy analyses, and small business outreach help identify issues of concern. Regional Advocates and an office in Washington, DC, support the Chief Counsel's efforts. For more information on the Office of Advocacy, visit advocacy.sba.gov or call (202) 205-6533.
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INFODOC: https://advocacy.sba.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Advocacy-Ltr-to-House-Leadership-RE-FFNS-Diesel-Emissions-5-2026.pdf
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Original text here: https://advocacy.sba.gov/2026/05/19/office-of-advocacy-applauds-house-passage-of-farm-bill-highlights-key-diesel-relief-amendment/
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine: Technologies and Approaches Needed to Shore Up Interconnected U.S. Energy and Water Systems, Says New Report
WASHINGTON, May 20 (TNSrep) -- The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine issued the following news release:
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New Technologies and Approaches Needed to Shore Up Interconnected U.S. Energy and Water Systems, Says New Report
To strengthen the reliability and resiliency of the nation's energy and water systems, the U.S. Department of Energy should develop innovative technology and infrastructure at the intersection of the two systems through a suite of pilot programs, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. U.S. energy and water
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WASHINGTON, May 20 (TNSrep) -- The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine issued the following news release:
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New Technologies and Approaches Needed to Shore Up Interconnected U.S. Energy and Water Systems, Says New Report
To strengthen the reliability and resiliency of the nation's energy and water systems, the U.S. Department of Energy should develop innovative technology and infrastructure at the intersection of the two systems through a suite of pilot programs, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. U.S. energy and watersystems are profoundly interconnected, and disruptions can cascade rapidly across both, affecting public health, economic activity, environmental quality, and national security.
Energy and water systems are often managed separately, however, and regional environmental, socioeconomic, and political conditions can vary widely, making a single national approach inadequate for addressing the range of challenges facing the systems. For example, data centers are placing new and increasing strain on the electric grid and using significant quantities of water in some areas, while other stressors such as extreme weather are testing aging infrastructure and exposing systemic vulnerabilities. The report points to Winter Storm Uri in 2021 when prolonged power outages disrupted water treatment and distribution across Texas, underscoring how coupled energy and water systems are.
"The breadth of challenges and contexts across the energy-water nexus are extraordinary and will take a multipronged approach to address," said Katharine Jacobs, chair of the committee that wrote the report and director of the Center for Climate Adaptation Science and Solutions and professor of environmental science at the University of Arizona. "Our report offers a foundation for DOE to integrate cross-sector collaboration and regional knowledge to protect and strengthen our communities and country."
Pilot programs could demonstrate technologies that advance resilience and reduce structural risks to energy and water systems, the report says, and allow DOE to facilitate the deployment of integrated energy-water technologies that are attuned to local needs and constraints. In addition, pilot programs could offer a platform to improve access to energy and clean water, as well as create skilled jobs in the energy sector. The report provides strategies and considerations for how to build a suite of pilot projects and ensure that investments yield measurable, long-term benefits and effectively mitigate risk.
The pilot programs should be developed with local resource constraints and community needs at the forefront, the report emphasizes. DOE should take into account the costs and benefits of distributed energy and water infrastructure and region-specific challenges. The report also recommends that the pilot programs should support data collection and prioritize proactive risk management systems.
The absence of a specific federal agency dedicated to water management issues that can centralize, coordinate, and evaluate data has hindered the federal government's ability to develop cohesive, cross-sector water programs, the report notes. At the same time, water management decisions are inherently local and context-specific, shaped by regional hydrology, governance structures, and community needs, making a fully centralized approach neither practical nor desirable. However, within this landscape, entities like DOE's Hydropower and Hydrokinetic Office have the capacity to serve as conveners and coordinators at the federal level without supplanting state, tribal, and local authorities. DOE should therefore focus on creating effective management structures that align budgets and strategies, extend existing benefits while avoiding duplication of effort, and foster collaboration, transparency, and partnerships with industrial and agricultural partners.
The study was undertaken by the Committee on Enabling DOE Regional Energy-Water Technology Pilots and sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy.
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The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide independent, objective analysis and advice to the nation to solve complex problems and inform public policy decisions related to science, engineering, and medicine. They operate under an 1863 congressional charter to the National Academy of Sciences, signed by President Lincoln.
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View report here: https://www.nationalacademies.org/projects/DELS-WSTB-23-02/publication/29347
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Original text here: https://www.nationalacademies.org/news/new-technologies-and-approaches-needed-to-shore-up-interconnected-u-s-energy-and-water-systems-says-new-report
NASA's Psyche Mission Aces Mars Flyby, Targets Metal-Rich Asteroid
PASADENA, California, May 20 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news on May 19, 2026:
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NASA's Psyche Mission Aces Mars Flyby, Targets Metal-Rich Asteroid
The successful flyby of Mars on May 15 provided the mission team with a valuable practice run ahead of the spacecraft's arrival at the mysterious asteroid Psyche in 2029.
NASA's Psyche spacecraft completed its close approach of Mars on May 15, coming within 2,864 miles (4,609 kilometers) of the planet's surface. This flyby used a gravity assist from Mars to provide a critical boost in speed and to adjust the
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PASADENA, California, May 20 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news on May 19, 2026:
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NASA's Psyche Mission Aces Mars Flyby, Targets Metal-Rich Asteroid
The successful flyby of Mars on May 15 provided the mission team with a valuable practice run ahead of the spacecraft's arrival at the mysterious asteroid Psyche in 2029.
NASA's Psyche spacecraft completed its close approach of Mars on May 15, coming within 2,864 miles (4,609 kilometers) of the planet's surface. This flyby used a gravity assist from Mars to provide a critical boost in speed and to adjust thespacecraft's orbital planel without using any onboard propellant, sending it on its way toward the metal-rich asteroid Psyche.
The spacecraft is now headed directly toward the asteroid, located in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. After the Mars flyby, the flight team analyzed radio signals between the spacecraft and NASA's Deep Space Network (DSN), the agency's global system for communicating with interplanetary spacecraft, to confirm that Psyche was on the correct trajectory.
"Although we were confident in our calculations and flight plan, monitoring the DSN's Doppler signal in real time during the flyby was still exciting," said Don Han, Psyche's navigation lead at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. "We've confirmed that Mars gave the spacecraft a 1,000 mile per hour boost and shifted its orbital plane by about 1 degree relative to the Sun. We are now on course for arrival at the asteroid Psyche in summer 2029."
Unique Martian view
In the days running up to and during close approach, all of Psyche's instruments were powered up for calibration efforts, including its imagers, magnetometers, and gamma-ray and neutron spectrometer. The planetary encounter provided the mission a valuable practice run for when it reaches the asteroid Psyche; as a bonus, it captured Mars images from a rare perspective.
Because Psyche approached Mars from a high phase angle, the planet appeared as a thin crescent in the days running up to the close approach, lit by sunlight reflecting off its surface. In observations from the spacecraft's multispectral imager, the crescent appeared brighter and extended farther around the planet's disk than anticipated because of the strong scattering of sunlight through the planet's dusty atmosphere. As Psyche passed from Mars' nighttime skies to daytime, it took a rapid series of pictures of the surface around the time of closest approach.
"We've captured thousands of images of the approach to Mars and of the planet's surface and atmosphere at close approach. This dataset provides unique and important opportunities for us to calibrate and characterize the performance of the cameras, as well as test the early versions of our image processing tools being developed for use at the asteroid Psyche," said Jim Bell, the Psyche imager instrument lead at Arizona State University (ASU) in Tempe. "As the spacecraft continues its journey after the flyby, we'll continue calibration imaging of Mars for the rest of the month as it recedes into the distance."
Bell also leads the Mastcam-Z imaging investigation on NASA's Perseverance Mars rover mission team, which was among several missions that provided complementary surface and atmospheric imaging as well as navigation data during the flyby to help with calibration efforts. Other missions involved include NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter, and Curiosity rover, along with ESA's (European Space Agency's) Mars Express and ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter.
In addition to the imager, early calibration measurements made by Psyche's magnetometers may have detected Mars' bow shock as the spacecraft passed the planet. The gamma-ray and neutron spectrometer team was also quickly gathering data to calibrate the instrument by comparing their measurements with the large pool of existing Mars data.
Onward to asteroid Psyche
With Mars in the rearview mirror, the spacecraft will soon resume using its solar-electric propulsion system to make a beeline to the main asteroid belt. When it arrives in August 2029, it will insert itself into orbit around the asteroid Psyche, which is thought to be the partial core of a planetesimal, a building block of an early planet. Through a series of circular orbits that go lower and then higher in altitude around Psyche, which is about 173 miles (280 kilometers) across at its widest point, the spacecraft will map the asteroid and gather science data.
If the asteroid proves to be the metallic core of an ancient planetesimal, it could offer a one-of-a-kind window into the interior of rocky planets like Earth.
"We've been anticipating the Mars flyby for years, but now it's complete. We can thank the Red Planet for giving our spacecraft a critical gravitational slingshot farther into the solar system," said Lindy Elkins-Tanton, principal investigator for Psyche at the University of California, Berkeley. "Onward to the asteroid Psyche!"
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More about Psyche
The Psyche mission is led by ASU. A division of Caltech in Pasadena, JPL is responsible for the mission's overall management, system engineering, integration and test, and mission operations. Intuitive Machines in Palo Alto, California, provided the high-power solar electric propulsion spacecraft chassis. The operations of the imager instrument are led by ASU, collaborating with Malin Space Science Systems in San Diego on the design, fabrication, and testing of the cameras.
Psyche is the 14th mission selected as part of NASA's Discovery Program, managed by the agency's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. NASA's Launch Services Program, based at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, managed the launch service.
For more information about NASA's Psyche mission, visit:
https://science.nasa.gov/mission/psyche/
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Original text here: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-psyche-mission-aces-mars-flyby-targets-metal-rich-asteroid/
Amtrak President Harris to Step Down in July, Herrmann Named Interim Chief
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corp.) issued the following statement by Board Chair Tony Coscia:
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In a planned transition, Roger Harris will depart Amtrak on July 31, at which point Byl Herrmann will lead the company as Interim President, while the Board conducts a search for a permanent Chief Executive Officer.
Under Roger's leadership, Amtrak has delivered significant milestones, including record levels of ridership and revenue, the launch of NextGen Acela and Mardi Gras service, and the advancement of major capital projects such as Portal North Bridge.
Byl
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WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corp.) issued the following statement by Board Chair Tony Coscia:
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In a planned transition, Roger Harris will depart Amtrak on July 31, at which point Byl Herrmann will lead the company as Interim President, while the Board conducts a search for a permanent Chief Executive Officer.
Under Roger's leadership, Amtrak has delivered significant milestones, including record levels of ridership and revenue, the launch of NextGen Acela and Mardi Gras service, and the advancement of major capital projects such as Portal North Bridge.
BylHerrmann is a natural fit to lead Amtrak for what's directly ahead of us. Byl is a 27-year veteran of Amtrak, with a deep knowledge of Law, HR, Labor and our business lines.
As Interim President, Byl will work closely with the Board and executive leadership team to maintain continuity, support our workforce, and keep our focus on safe, reliable service, and delivering on our commitments to customers, partners, and the communities we serve.
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Original text here: https://media.amtrak.com/2026/05/an-update-from-our-board-chair-tony-coscia/
Global Development Banks Issue Joint Statement Outlining Multi-Billion Relief Plan for Market Volatility
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The Inter-American Development Bank posted the following joint statement on May 18, 2026:
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Joint Statement by Seven Multilateral Development Banks Pledging Support to Address Impacts of the Middle East Conflict
PARIS - The signatory Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) are responding to requests for support from countries and clients to help address the heterogeneous and compound impacts from the conflict in the Middle East, including disruptions to energy and fertilizer markets and trade routes, with spillover effects on inflation, food security, jobs, fiscal and
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WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The Inter-American Development Bank posted the following joint statement on May 18, 2026:
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Joint Statement by Seven Multilateral Development Banks Pledging Support to Address Impacts of the Middle East Conflict
PARIS - The signatory Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) are responding to requests for support from countries and clients to help address the heterogeneous and compound impacts from the conflict in the Middle East, including disruptions to energy and fertilizer markets and trade routes, with spillover effects on inflation, food security, jobs, fiscal andexternal balances, and financing conditions.
MDBs are uniquely positioned to combine financing, policy support, private sector instruments, and technical expertise at scale to help countries manage shocks, preserve development gains, and strengthen long-term resilience. With the support of their shareholders, MDBs are providing assistance in line with our respective mandates, strategies, and operational models.
MDBs' responses aim to provide immediate relief by supporting the most vulnerable populations and ensuring the continuity of essential services, while continuing to lay the structural foundations for sustainable resilient economies, including through:
* Support to preserve access to essential goods, like to energy, food, and agricultural inputs for economies most exposed to shocks, including through the expansion of trade and supply chain finance to ensure continued access, and support for diversification.
* Fast-disbursing budget support to help governments facing heightened fiscal pressures mitigate the impact of shocks on the lives and livelihoods of those most at risk, while maintaining price signals, through targeted support to protect poor and vulnerable households. While client governments are under pressure to act swiftly in delivering support, it should be done without compromising their economies' long-term resilience.
* Provision of working capital and liquidity as well as advisory services to help those firms, including micro, small and medium enterprises, utility companies, and other public sector clients that need to absorb market volatility and to protect jobs.
* Policy advice and technical assistance on targeted and time-bound support measures for vulnerable households and the most affected sectors while preserving incentives for efficient resource use, maintaining medium-term fiscal sustainability, alongside support for reforms aimed at strengthening resilience, economic governance, job creation and domestic resource mobilization.
* Supporting investments to enhance resilience, including through diversification of energy sources and improved connectivity.
In the rapidly changing context vigilant monitoring is key, including of emerging food security risks, to ensure appropriate early warning and coordination of operational responses.
MDBs will continue to adapt and scale their responses in line with countries' and clients' needs. MDBs will coordinate closely, and work with governments, development partners, and the private sector to ensure fast, targeted, time-bound, and fiscally sustainable responses.
This statement was signed by the following MDBs: African Development Bank Group, Asian Development Bank, Council of Europe Development Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Investment Bank, Inter-American Development Bank Group, and the World Bank Group.
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About the IDB Group
The Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group) is the leading source of financing and knowledge for improving lives in Latin America and the Caribbean. It comprises the IDB, which works with the region's public sector and enables the private sector; IDB Invest, which directly supports private companies and projects; and IDB Lab, which spurs entrepreneurial innovation.
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Original text here: https://www.iadb.org/en/news/joint-statement-seven-multilateral-development-banks-pledging-support-address-impacts-middle-east
EPA Hosts Public Hearing for Proposed Plan to Address Groundwater Contamination at Baird & McGuire Superfund Site
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release:
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EPA Hosts Public Hearing for Proposed Plan to Address Groundwater Contamination at Baird & McGuire Superfund Site
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BOSTON (May 19, 2026) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is holding a public hearing for an interim cleanup plan to address groundwater contamination at the Baird & McGuire Superfund Site located at 775 South Street in Holbrook, Massachusetts. EPA is accepting public comments on the Proposed Plan through June 12, 2026.
EPA will hold a public hearing to receive oral comments:
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WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release:
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EPA Hosts Public Hearing for Proposed Plan to Address Groundwater Contamination at Baird & McGuire Superfund Site
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BOSTON (May 19, 2026) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is holding a public hearing for an interim cleanup plan to address groundwater contamination at the Baird & McGuire Superfund Site located at 775 South Street in Holbrook, Massachusetts. EPA is accepting public comments on the Proposed Plan through June 12, 2026.
EPA will hold a public hearing to receive oral comments:
Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. ET
Holbrook Middle-High School Auditorium
245 South Franklin Street, Holbrook, MA 02343
Copies of the detailed Proposed Plan and an Administrative Record of documents supporting the Proposed Plan, as well as historical information about EPA's efforts at the Baird & McGuire Superfund Site, may be viewed on EPA's Baird & McGuire Superfund site website.
Internet access for inspecting Site documents is also available at the Holbrook Public Library, 2 Plymouth Street, Holbrook, MA 02343 (781-767-3644) or at the EPA Records and Information Center, 5 Post Office Square, First Floor, Boston, MA 02109-3912 (617-918-1440).
Comments must be submitted no later than June 12, 2026, and can be submitted orally during the public hearing on June 9, 2026, or via Regulations.gov Exit EPA's website (Docket ID No. Docket #: EPA-R01-SFUND-2026-0430 Exit EPA's website ).
Background
The Baird & McGuire Superfund Site is located at 775 South Street in Holbrook, Massachusetts. Baird & McGuire Company, Inc. operated a chemical mixing and batching operation at the Site for approximately 71 years. Manufactured products included herbicides, pesticides, disinfectants, soaps, floor waxes, and solvents.
Operations from the facility resulted in contaminant releases to soil and groundwater. Site-related contamination includes various volatile and semivolatile organic compounds (VOCs and SVOCs), pesticides, and arsenic.
Learn more about the Baird & McGuire Superfund Site.
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Original text here: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-hosts-public-hearing-proposed-plan-address-groundwater-contamination-baird-mcguire
Black-Footed Ferret Kits Born at Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The Smithsonian Institution National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute issued the following news release:
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Black-Footed Ferret Kits Born at Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute
Watch the Kits Via a Live Cam on the Zoo's Website
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Six black-footed ferret kits were born at Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute's (NZCBI) research campus in Front Royal, Virginia, as part of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (USFWS) black-footed ferret recovery program. The kits were born Monday, May 11, to Mizuno, a 2-year-old
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WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The Smithsonian Institution National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute issued the following news release:
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Black-Footed Ferret Kits Born at Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute
Watch the Kits Via a Live Cam on the Zoo's Website
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Six black-footed ferret kits were born at Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute's (NZCBI) research campus in Front Royal, Virginia, as part of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (USFWS) black-footed ferret recovery program. The kits were born Monday, May 11, to Mizuno, a 2-year-oldfirst-time mother. The new kits are being raised by their mother in a specially designed den box equipped with a soundless, black-and-white camera. Beginning today, the public can watch the family on the Black-footed Ferret Webcam (https://nationalzoo.si.edu/webcams/black-footed-ferret-cam).
"We're thrilled that kits and mom are healthy," said Adrienne Crosier, curator of carnivores at NZCBI. "Mizuno is a natural mom, and she is doing a great job raising this large litter. We've paired other ferrets this year, too, so we hope to welcome even more healthy kits later in the year."
The kits' sire, 4-year-old Dickory, was born at NZCBI. This is his second litter. Male ferrets do not play a role in rearing their young.
Starting at four days old, the kits receive daily check-ups from keepers to monitor their health, development and weight gain. When the kits are 60 days old, veterinary staff will conduct a full neonatal exam.
The kits will remain with their mother for about three months. By that time, they will be ready to live independently. Afterward, they may remain at NZCBI for future breeding, transfer to other accredited zoos or wildlife centers, or become candidates for USFWS' black-footed ferret reintroduction program. Mizuno and Dickory received a breeding recommendation as part of this cooperative effort.
Black-footed ferrets are North America's only native ferrets. The species was once thought to be extinct; the last colony was found by a rancher in 1981 near Meeteetse, Wyoming. The USFWS and the Wyoming Game and Fish Department later brought 18 ferrets into human care, forming the foundation of today's recovery program. Thanks to collaborative breeding and reintroduction efforts, including NZCBI's, the wild population now numbers around 400 individuals.
Since 1989, more than 1,200 kits have been born at NZCBI, and approximately 800 NZCBI-raised ferrets have joined reintroduction programs for release. Currently, 27 adult black-footed ferrets live at NZCBI's research campus.
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About the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute
The Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) leads the Smithsonian's global effort to save species, better understand ecosystems and train future generations of conservationists. Its two campuses are home to some of the world's most critically endangered species. Always free of charge, the Zoo's 163-acre park in the heart of Washington, D.C., features 2,200 animals representing 400 species and is a popular destination for children and families. At the Conservation Biology Institute's 3,200-acre campus in Virginia, breeding and veterinary research on 250 animals representing 20 species provide critical data for the management of animals in human care and valuable insights for the conservation of wild populations. NZCBI's more than 300 staff and scientists work in Washington, D.C., Virginia, and with partners at field sites across the United States and in more than 40 countries to save wildlife, collaborate with communities, and conserve native habitats. NZCBI is a long-standing accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
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Original text here: https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/releases/black-footed-ferret-kits-born-smithsonians-national-zoo-and-conservation-biology
