a cloned black-footed ferret at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, has produced two healthy offspring that will help build genetic diversity in their recovering ...

The tan ferrets also have black markings on their feet, legs, and tail tip. This animal's long slender body, like that of a weasel, enables it to crawl in and out of the holes and dwellings of its ...

Interior Department employees say they have been scrambling to keep the lights on and do their jobs as budget cuts driven by ...

Cancel any time. A U.S.-based animal rights group has pledged US$50,000 to help any ferrets rescued from a breeding mill in southwestern Manitoba. A U.S.-based animal rights group has pledged US$ ...

Efforts to help a genetically impoverished species may be the only chance for a stable population and the species' eventual ...