Once believed to be extinct, wildlife biologists estimate there are 500 black-foot ferrets in the U.S. after decades of ...

In 1979, the black-footed ferret was believed to be extinct. More than four decades later, scientists in the US have not only ...

While one of the offspring, referred to as kits, passed away shortly after birth, the two others, a male and a female, “are ...

Scientists say the births of two ferrets are the first time a cloned endangered species has reproduced in a conservation ...

For the first time, an endangered black-footed ferret named Antonia that was cloned from cryogenically-preserved tissue has ...

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 black-footed ferret cloned from DNA of a ferret that lived in the 1980s has birthed two healthy kits, the first successful ...

In a "groundbreaking achievement," a clone of an endangered species of ferret has given birth to babies for the very first ...

A black-footed ferret cloned from a 1980s-era Colorado ferret gave birth to babies for the first time in an endangered species breakthrough.

The black-footed ferret program, run by the Fish and Wildlife Service, was the first time cloning was used as a conservation ...

However, there are a few caveats. The kits are not going to be released into the wild ferret population. "There's a lot to do to make sure that they're healthy, that they can reproduce ...

Today, all living black-footed ferrets, except for clones like Antonia and her kits, descend from the last seven wild ferrets known. This limited gene pool poses significant risks, making the ...