A black-footed ferret briefly peers from a prairie dog burrow before disappearing underground after being released on the Hogg ranch in one of several reintroduction attempts.
POWELL -Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom has been resurrected and the show's producers have picked two area ranches' black-footed ferret conservation efforts to highlight in the first season.
When Allen and Kristine Hogg, owners of the historic Lazy BV Ranch, got a call from the iconic wildlife show's representatives last fall, they were excited and invited the team to the ranch.
The show, which premiered 60 years ago this month, was a favorite as the two grew up.
"We weren't allowed to watch TV very much," Kristine said in a Tuesday interview. "But Wild Kingdom and [Wonderful World of] Disney w...
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