Work at the National Black-Footed Ferret Conservation Center in northern Colorado is helping save one of the most endangered species.

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) said on Sunday that the Trump administration’s recent firings and probes into the Department of ...

The Army on Saturday released the name of the third soldier who died Wednesday when an Army helicopter collided with an ...

In a divergence from tradition, the Louisville Zoo enlisted the help of a black-footed ferret to predict if spring will come early this year.

Limited genetic diversity can cause serious issues in any animal. For black-footed ferrets it can result in sylvatic plague ...

The nine-week-old northern African lion cubs have been pictured playing outside at Whipsnade zoo. Tara "contributed massively to the captive breeding programme," Lakeland Wildlife Oasis says.

Cutting-edge technology designed to track and understand the secret, underground lives and behavior of the elusive black-footed ferret has been deployed in the wild for the first time. Believed to be ...

Yoko the swell shark was born in a habitat of all-female sharks who hadn't seen a male in years. The aquarium has two possible explanations — and hopes to get confirmation in the coming months.

Yoko the swell shark was born in a habitat of all-female sharks who hadn't seen a male in years. The aquarium has two ...

The prairie dog caught in Trap 69 was angry. And who could blame her? After waking up in her burrow on a mid-September ...

Zoos have existed for centuries, evolving from royal menageries to modern biodiversity reserves. Initially, the main purpose ...

A cloned black-footed ferret at the Smithsonian Zoo has given birth to two kits in an effort to conserve the endangered ...