Declared extinct in 1980, conservation efforts allowed the black-footed ferret a comeback after a previously undiscovered colony of 130 individuals was found on a ranch in Meeteetse, Wyoming ...

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Black-footed ferrets are North America's only native ferret ... with a thin layer of white fur covering their bodies. Their well-known mask-like markings and namesake dark feet will appear in ...

A cloned black-footed ferret successfully gave birth — marking the first time a U.S. clone of an endangered species produced offspring, and an opportunity to rebuild the black-footed ferret ...

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Black-footed ferrets, weasel-like animals with distinctive dark bands around their eyes and black feet, are ruthless little hunters. At night, they dive into burrows in pursuit of juicy prairie ...

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 ...

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The black-footed ferret, one of the most endangered mammals in North America, risks being further threatened with US government plans to poison prairie dogs, the ferret’s main prey.

Antonia, one of the new black-footed ferret clones. The first black-footed ferret clone was born in 2020. The two new ferrets are the second and third successful clones. Roshan Patel / Smithsonian ...

tend to live in more dispersed colonies than black-tailed and white-tailed prairie dogs. Individual black-footed ferrets typically require 130 acres of prairie dogs to provide them with sufficient ...