Fourteen endangered black-footed ferrets were released this week in a prairie dog colony as part of a decades-long effort to restore the rarest mammal in North America, Colorado Parks and Wildlife ...

Six black-footed ferret kits were born on May 11 at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute ...

Scientists from the Canary Islands have compiled data on wild ferrets in La Palma and the damage they cause in the ecosystem, to confirm that the island is the one with the highest number of ...

MEETEETSE, Wyo. (AP) — A nocturnal species of weasel with a robber-mask-like marking across its eyes has returned to the remote ranchlands of western Wyoming where the critter almost went extinct more ...

SELIGMAN — Wildlife officials released 10 endangered black-footed ferrets at Arizona’s only active ferret reintroduction site Wednesday, the latest development in a decades-long effort to save the ...

When Martin crashes in a hidden prairie, he discovers a colony of black-footed ferrets. When Martin impulsively tries out Aviva's new Stone Digger before it is finished, he flies out of control and ...

On the plains of Montana and across the West, wildlife biologist David Jachowski spent a decade trying to save the black-footed ferret. "By preserving black-footed ferrets, we aren't just preserving a ...

A tiny black-footed male ferret with a curious look and a twitching nose emerged from his carrier shortly after 11 a.m. Wednesday at a ranch west of Pueblo. The ferret, who was born and raised at ...

TUCSON — Richard Winstead spent weeks of tromping through grassy brush at 3 a.m., lugging a heavy backpack and shining a spotlight into the night looking for pairs of emerald-green eyes. Finally, ...