> Can’t even own a ferret I mean, there is good reason for this, ferrets are very hostile to the many ground nesting birds in California. Our state bird, the

> Can’t even own a ferret I mean, there is good reason for this, ferrets are very hostile to the many ground nesting birds in California. Our state bird, the California quail, is exceedingly terrestrial, and that's before we even get started on the endangered shore birds, which are the real issue as I understand it.