GREENFIELD — Nearly 90 frisky ferrets converged on the Hancock County Fairgrounds last weekend for the Ferret 500. The annual fundraiser is hosted by Five Points Ferret Refuge, a nonprofit rescue on ...

LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. — The black-footed ferret may be short of stature, but they stand tall in the history books – they were the first North American endangered species to be cloned in 2020. This ...

WELLINGTON- In 1986 there were only 18 Black-footed ferrets left in the world, placing the animal near the top of the endangered species list. The National Black-footed Ferret Conservation Center, ...

Two more black-footed ferrets have been cloned from the genes used for the first clone of an endangered species in the U.S., bringing to three the number of slinky predators genetically identical to ...

From ferret princess to ferrets in ponchos, chocolate breeds to albino ferrets, competition, prize-winning ferrets to newcomers, there was room for… The Lantern is the independent, award-winning ...

PHOENIX — The Phoenix Zoo has added its first litter of black-footed ferret babies this year. The six babies, known as kits, were born Wednesday at the zoo to their mother, Mandolin, according to a ...

Scientists have engineered ferrets genetically to study abnormally small brain size in humans -- and, in the process, discovered hints as to how our brains evolved. A genetically engineered ferret ...

PHOENIX (KVOA) - The Arizona Center for Nature Conservation at the Phoenix Zoo welcomed 21 endangered black-footed ferret kits Tuesday. The kits make up four litters to moms, Lazuli, Yoshi, Ridley and ...