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 ...

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 ...

Ferrets can be cuddly and fun, but they also nip, hide, and require supervision. This begs the question: are ferrets a good match for families with children? Here are some pros, cons, and precautions ...

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 ...

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 ...

If you’re looking for a fun, non-traditional pet, ferrets may seem like an obvious choice. Unfortunately, they’re not as simple as you might think. In fact, there’s a lot you probably don’t know about ...

Learn how Colorado Parks and Wildlife is using drones to monitor Black-Footed Ferrets and enhance conservation efforts.

From 106 ferrets experimentally infected with Dracunculus insignis, 273 female worms and 42 male worms were recovered. The percentage of female worms that mated, the location of all worms, and the ...

Prairie dogs are fascinating sentient rodents. They’re highly intelligent, deeply emotional, and have evolved complex patterns of social organization and social communication that have many components ...