Ferrets can be cuddly and fun, but they also nip, hide, and require supervision. This begs the question: are ferrets a good ...

Few data are published about different ferret husbandry practices in terms of housing, enrichment, feeding, social management, and the health status of ferrets. However, these factors are crucial for ...

Wild black-footed ferret wearing a novel tracking collar peers out of a prairie dog burrow. Roshan Patel, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. Photos and b-roll are available ...

Key points The mindset of using prairie dogs to train black-footed ferrets to kill them raises many "big" questions. When humans decide who lives and dies, what's known about sentience, behavior, and ...

On 5 August 2005, the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) published a notice of petition and request for comments related to the possibility ...

Animal care staff at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute are welcoming a litter of endangered black-footed ferret kits today. This still from the black-footed ferret webcam shows three-year ...

In 2020, the black-footed ferret became the first endangered species in North America to be cloned in an effort to increase its vulnerable numbers. Now, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The Javan ferret badger, a small nocturnal carnivore endemic to the islands of Java and Bali, is becoming an increasingly popular pet throughout ...