"It's absolutely a species worth saving" | Conservation, cloning, breeding helping to save the black-footed ferret
Work at the National Black-Footed Ferret Conservation Center in northern Colorado is helping save one of the most endangered ...
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Ferrets, foxes and the fringed orchid: Species that suffer when grasslands are threatened
These ferrets are carnivores that mainly eat black-tailed prairie dogs, another grassland species facing population decline. In the years following the ferrets’ reintroduction, the park ...
WATCH — These baby ferrets could be good news for endangered animals
A cloned black-footed ferret at the Smithsonian Zoo has given birth to two kits in an effort to conserve the endangered ...
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Critically Endangered Black-Footed Ferrets Receive A Much-Needed Boost In Genetic Diversity Through Babies Being Born To A Clone
Limited genetic diversity can cause serious issues in any animal. For black-footed ferrets it can result in sylvatic plague ...
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SAVING THE BLACK-FOOTED FERRET
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 agricultural and urban development, pesticides ...
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A Cloned Ferret Has Given Birth for the First Time in History, Marking a Win for Her Endangered Species
“The many partners in the Black-footed Ferret Recovery Program continue their innovative and inspirational efforts to save ...