The black-footed ferret is one of North America’s most endangered animals and has been since 1972. In fact, it got so bad ...

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 ...

Morgan Heim Inside their pen, two National Zoo ferret kits stick their heads out of their burrow for a better view of the surroundings, a behavior called periscoping. Morgan Heim A black-footed ...

Conservation efforts at the Phoenix Zoo and Southwest Wildlife aim to protect endangered species like black-footed ferrets ...

The black-footed ferret has long been a focus of conservationists ... unlikely to thrive in the long term. Thus, any frozen zoo aiming to serve as a potential backup against possible extinctions ...

One of my earliest and most memorable roles was at the Wildlife Conservation Society, based at New York’s Bronx Zoo. Just ...

Presently, ferrets survive at 14 of those sites. Currently there are 340 black-footed ferrets in the wild and 301 in captivity. For decades the Center has been defending this species from threats like ...