Black-footed ferrets are North America's only native ferret species and were thought to be extinct in 1979. When the species was miraculously rediscovered in 1981 in Wyoming, these long ...

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 ...

Efforts to help a genetically impoverished species may be the only chance for a stable population and the species' eventual removal from Endangered Species Act protections.

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 ...