Even though the black-footed ferret is a predator, there are still many threats for this animal. Some of its predators include, badgers, foxes and bobcats. The main threat to the black-footed ferret is mankind because some people are taking their main food--prairie dogs. They are also stretching the cities and adding more people to them, which are moving into the prairie. With the sylvatic disease going around, these prairie dogs are dying faster and faster, which means no food for these ferrets. Without these threats, the ferret would probably have a much better chance of surviving in the wild.