The Federal government recently auctioned off thousands of acres of new leases for oil and gas drilling in northwest Colorado. The area is considered crucial habitat for the endangered black-footed ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A new habitat opening at the Sedgwick County Zoo will showcase a once-thought-extinct species. The Rogers Family Ferret Habitat, which will bring black-footed ferrets to the zoo ...

If you go to ZooMontana in Billings this winter, you might see a new exhibit in the process of being built. ZooMontana announced Cushing Terrell, a local design firm, is donating proceeds from its ...

If only black-footed ferrets had a brand ambassador like groundhogs have in Punxsutawney Phil. The endangered ferrets don’t quite feel the same love as the famous groundhog, but they do get a little ...

DENVER ” Gas drilling is on hold for now in a part of northwest Colorado that’s home to the endangered black-footed ferret. The Interior Board of Land Appeals last week overturned the sale of oil and ...

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 ...

A Habitat Suitability Index Model (HSI), following the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service HSI Model Series, is described for the black-footed ferret. The literature on which the model is based is reviewed ...

In 1979, the black-footed ferret was believed to be extinct. More than four decades later, scientists in the US have not only cloned the species from the last wild survivors, but one of those clones ...

Happy National Ferret Day! In honor of the holiday, brush up on your knowledge about everyone's favorite (and longest) pet. It is unclear when ferrets were first domesticated, but the critters have a ...

DENVER ” Gas drilling is on hold for now in a part of northwest Colorado that’s home to the endangered black-footed ferret. The Interior Board of Land Appeals last week overturned the sale of oil and ...