Tina Jackson fears federal job cuts and funding freezes could imperil work to save the species from the brink of extinction.

Black-footed ferrets, weasel-like animals with distinctive dark bands around their eyes and black feet, are ruthless little ...

The black-footed ferret could also be called the black-eyed ferret because of the distinctive “stick-em up” mask that adorns its face. The tan ferrets also have black markings on their feet ...

A rabbit species thought to be extinct for 120 years was recently found in Mexico, mirroring the rediscovery of black-footed ...

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 ...

In the early 1900s, the United States was likely home to more than 5 million ferrets ... Presently, ferrets survive at 14 of those sites. Currently there are 340 black-footed ferrets in the wild and ...

Black-footed ferrets reach sexual maturity around 12 months of age, after which many begin breeding. This occurs in the spring, typically during March and April. After roughly seven weeks of ...

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.

The black-footed ferret may be short of stature ... Just below ground on this northern Colorado prairie sits the home of a killer, but Justin Chuven isn't scared. He pointed to the land stretching ...

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 ...

The black-footed ferret could be coming back to New Mexico. The animal is the country's only native ferret species and historically lived in parts of the southwest including New Mexico and Arizona.