A woman in Farmhill is asking people to keep their eyes open for an escaped ferret. It's one of two polecat-coloured ferrets ...

Saving rare species from extinction requires extraordinary measures. The black-footed ferret is one of North America’s most endangered mammals. Once thought to be extinct, after the species was ...

For the first time, the clone of a black-footed ferret has reproduced successfully. Antonia, a clone produced from the DNA of a ferret that died in 1988, has birthed two healthy kits. The black ...

Continuing his series, the ‘Great British Sewing Bee’ judge makes like a medieval warrener as a mega warren threatens to sink ...

In a "groundbreaking achievement," a clone of an endangered species of ferret has given birth to babies for the very first time. The mother, named Antonia, is a clone of another black-footed ...

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 ...

A cloned ferret named Antonia successfully gave birth to two kits earlier this year. It was the first time a cloned black-footed ferret has been able to reproduce, the Fish and Wildlife Service said.

Once thought to be extinct, black-footed ferrets are the only ferret native to North America, and are making a comeback, thanks to the tireless efforts of conservationists. Captive breeding, habitat ...

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 ...