Coloradan Tina Jackson's one-year probationary period as a federal employee was set to end on March 10. But three weeks ago, ...

The endangered ferrets don’t quite feel the same love as the famous groundhog, but they do get a little help from their friends, a devoted group working to protect and restore the cute ...

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 ...

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 ...

2014 Movie"Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring - except for three little ferrets." ...

A U.S.-based animal rights group has pledged US$50,000 to help any ferrets rescued from a breeding mill in southwestern ...