Thanks to the development of a special tracking collar, scientists are now reviewing data to understand the lives of ...

Usually, when a creature is considered extinct, it's thought to be gone forever. But that's not true of this species, which ...

The black-footed ferret is seriously endangered. In fact, up until recently, all living black-footed ferrets came from just seven individuals, which means there was very limited genetic diversity ...

LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. — The black-footed ferret may be short of stature, but they stand tall in the history books – they were the first North American endangered species to be cloned in 2020.

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 ...

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.

Pas assez efficaces dans les deux surfaces, les Béarnais se sont inclinés ce samedi sur le terrain de Lège-Cap-Ferret (2-1).

If only black-footed ferrets had a brand ambassador like groundhogs have in Punxsutawney Phil. The endangered ferrets don’t quite feel the same love as the famous groundhog, but they do get a ...