If you’ve ever seen both a ferret and a weasel, you’ll agree that it can be pretty difficult to spot the difference between ...

When monitoring the health of mammal populations, scientists often use camera traps to observe the animals in their habitats. But weasels are so sneaky they're rarely caught on camera—leaving ...

Weasels are often difficult to capture on camera, making it hard for conservationists to track their population numbers. This study aimed to determine the best material to use as bait for camera traps ...

Between 2022 and 2023, researchers placed 486 camera traps in sites across the central and eastern United States where they ...

They baited those traps with seven types of lures to see which ones attracted the most mustelids – a diverse family of carnivores that includes weasels, ferrets and martens. Red meat ...

A group of researchers, including Harrisburg University of Science and Technology (HU) Professor Dr. Steven Jasinski, has ...

HOW DID I NOT KNOW THIS??!! IT'S SO DANG CUTE!!' At first, people were torn between the animal being a ferret or a weasel due to the animals' similar appearances. 'It’s a wild weasel ...

Wright said the California Fish and Game Commission has officially accepted the Legalize Ferret petition for a regulation ...