In 1979, the black-footed ferret was believed to be extinct. More than four decades later, scientists in the US have not only cloned the species from the last wild survivors, but one of those clones ...

When an animal becomes endangered, and especially critically endangered, it faces a very difficult series of challenges if it is to survive. One of the challenges that many people don’t think of is ...

Well, in this case, the story is real. For the first time in U.S. history, a cloned endangered species has produced offspring. SUMMERS: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced that ...

A small face poked its nose through the bars of a metal cage, curious about the two women who’ve entered the room at the National Black-Footed Ferret Conservation Center outside of Fort Collins.

Black-footed ferrets are one of the most endangered mammals in North America with only an estimated 370 in the wild, according to the World... A cloned black-footed ferret successfully gave birth — ...

The first clone of a black-footed ferret, Elizabeth Anne, was an important step in addressing the endangered species’ ...

Providence, Rhode Island skyline in the morning from the Providence River in Autumn. Credit: Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Every year, the Providence Preservation ...

PHOENIX — Twenty-one black-footed ferrets were recently born at the Phoenix Zoo's Arthur L. and Elaine V. Johnson Conservation Center, part of an ongoing effort to increase their populations in North ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The United States Department of Agriculture has filed two complaints against the University of Iowa for the deaths of multiple ferrets. These stories are similar to the ...