Black footed ferret art

An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

ON SEPTEMBER 26TH, 1981, A SPECIES THOUGHT TO BE EXTINCT WAS REDISCOVERED. IN THAT MOMENT, THE BLACK-FOOTED FERRET WAS GIVEN ANOTHER CHANCE FOR EXISTENCE. FOUR DECADES LATER, CONSERVATION EFFORTS...

Who is Elizabeth Ann, you ask? Well, she is a beloved black-footed ferret that the world has fallen in love with — and you will too! More importantly, Elizabeth Ann is the first cloned U.S…

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A black footed ferret!

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This predator, once thought to be extinct, has faced invasive plague, limited food, and more—but it's making a comeback.

The Black-footed Ferret (Mustela nigripes), also known as the American polecat or prairie dog hunter, is a species of mustelid native to the plains of the western United States. They are best known for a diet consisting of mostly prairie dogs. They'll even use the prairie dogs extensive tunnels as homes for their colonies. Black-footed ferrets are one of the few creatures that can follow a prairie dog into their burrow systems. With a long, flexible body, they can follow the prairie dog even…

A black-footed ferret standing upright in Buffalo Gap National Grasslands, South Dakota.

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