The ferret kits at the Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute’s breeding facility in Front Royal, Va., just passed their 90-day health check with flying colors. Adrienne Crosier ...

Carnivore keepers at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) in Front Royal, Virginia, welcomed a litter of endangered black-footed ferrets this week. One-year-old ...

Two feisty ferret babies in Virginia are being hailed as a symbol of hope for the future of their species. Scientists say Sibert and Red Cloud, black-footed ferret siblings at the Smithsonian's ...

Two more rare black-footed ferrets have been successfully cloned in the United States, the country's Fish and Wildlife Service announced. The ferrets were cloned from the same genetic material as ...

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 a ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced the births of Noreen and Antonia Kika Tuff/Revive & Restore Over three years after a black-footed ferret became the first-ever endangered U.S. species ...

Noreen and Antonia, born last May, are among first cloned offspring of a native endangered species in North America Two more black-footed ferrets have been successfully cloned in an attempt to save ...

The third edition of Biology and Diseases of the Ferret is the latest version of this classical text about members of the genus Mustela, small carnivores that have great importance as research models, ...

Differences between rodent and human airway cell biology have made it difficult to translate recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV)-mediated gene therapies to the lung for cystic fibrosis (CF). As ...

We’ve ferreted out the answers to some of the most-searched questions about North America’s only native ferret species. Ashley Goetz Black-footed ferrets are well-suited for their prairie environment, ...

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 ...