A cloned black-footed ferret at the Smithsonian Zoo has given birth to two kits in an effort to conserve the endangered ...

In the process, the black-footed ferret was nearly wiped out. In 1987, 18 animals were captured in the wild to begin a captive breeding program, which has since reintroduced ferrets into promising ...

Part of the family of weasels, otters and mink, ferrets are not entirely domesticated. Their domestication is evolving, so they still share many behaviours typical of their wild relatives. Ferrets ...

Parks Canada attempted to reintroduce the black-footed ferret to Grasslands National Park by releasing 74 animals in 2009. Soon after, wild-born ferrets were seen at the park, sparking hopes that ...

Part of the family of weasels, otters and mink, ferrets are not entirely domesticated. Their domestication is evolving, so they still share many behaviors typical of their wild relatives.

Once thought to be extinct, after the species was rediscovered in Wyoming in 1981, concerted efforts by numerous partners have given black-footed ferrets a second chance for survival. Captive breeding ...

Only 30% of young birds released through the captive rearing programme are surviving to become adults. This is due to predation by feral cats, stoats and ferrets. Endangered black stilt/kakī, ...

WINNIPEG—Animal Justice is calling on the Chief Veterinary Office (CVO) to immediately seize hundreds of ferrets at a ...

LIFE Raft is a multi-million pound conservation project, led by the Rathlin Development & Community Association and RSPB NI, that aims to eradicate Ferrets and Rats from the island and decrease the ...