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 ...

Sandler says the cloning program took a big step with the recent birth. The first black-footed ferret that was successfully cloned, Elizabeth Ann, could not have offspring. Antonia, like Elizabeth ...

Wildlife conservationists are celebrating a big milestone reached by a little black-footed ferret and her offspring, born at ...

The black-footed ferret has made a big comeback since the 1980s when a handful from Wyoming were brought into captivity. Now, ...

In the early 1900s, the United States was likely home to more than 5 million ferrets. But ferrets, which hunt prairie dogs for food and live in their burrows, were almost wiped out early in the 20th ...