The black-footed ferret could also be called the black-eyed ferret because of the distinctive “stick-em up” mask that adorns its face. The tan ferrets also have black markings on their feet ...

For the first time, an endangered black-footed ferret named Antonia that was cloned from cryogenically-preserved tissue has given birth to two kits. It's a mouthful; and a technological breakthrough.

Wild black-footed ferret wearing a novel tracking collar peers out of a prairie dog burrow. Roshan Patel, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.

This 2-foot-long, black-masked member of the weasel family once occurred in central grasslands and basins from southern Canada to Texas but is now one of the most endangered mammals in North America.

Because black-footed ferrets are endangered ... The Smithsonian National Zoo did not respond to a request for comment. Pet ...

Wildlife biologists are sharing "a lot of good news coming out of ferret world" in the fight to save North America's critically endangered black-footed ferret. In Pueblo County, there's evidence of at ...

Black Footed Ferrets, the most endangered mammal in North America, were considered extinct until the 1980s when a ranch dog caught one, leading to the discovery of a small population that had ...

A cloned black-footed ferret gave birth to two kits in June 2024. This is the first time a cloned animal from an endangered species has successfully reproduced. Researchers hope they can breed ...