In 1987, 18 animals were captured in the wild to begin a captive breeding program, which has since reintroduced ferrets into promising western habitats. Ferret reintroduction efforts have been mixed.

Whether you're a seasoned ferret owner or just curious about these furry friends, here are ten fun facts you might not know ...

Like bison, cattle can help maintain the grassland habitat by grazing ... Small and slender, the black-footed ferret was once abundant in Canada’s grasslands until the agricultural boom in ...

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

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 ...