The goal of the program, among the first of its kind in the country, was to breed ferrets under human care before eventually releasing them back into the prairie landscape. In a way, it was the ...

will be able to successfully breed once they're sexually mature, helping build up the genetic diversity of the remaining population. Both young ferrets are healthy and developing as expected.

The goal of the program, among the first of its kind in the country, was to breed ferrets under human care before eventually releasing them back into the prairie landscape. In a way, it was the ...

An initial attempt to breed ferrets from a group discovered in South Dakota failed in the 1970s, and the source population died out shortly afterward. Scientists considered the species extinct ...

DENVER — In northern Colorado, a dedicated team of workers is helping save an endangered species known as the black-footed ferret. Now, President Trump has fired some of the team at the National ...