Endangered black-footed ferrets born at Virginia zoo ...

Viewers can watch a litter of black-footed ferrets and their mother, 2-year-old Aristides, on a temporary live webcam.

An endangered black-footed ferret named Aristides gave birth on May 28 at the Smithsonian National Zoo’s institute in Front Royal, Virginia.

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute celebrated the birth of a litter of endangered black-footed ...

Carnivore keepers at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) in Front Royal, Virginia, ...

The black-footed ferret is listed under the Endangered Species Act as Endangered, and is considered the rarest mammal in North America by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The black-footed ...

Presently, ferrets survive at 14 of those sites. Currently there are 340 black-footed ferrets in the wild and 301 in captivity. For decades the Center has been defending this species from threats like ...

“The black-footed ferret, my clan uncle told me, is from the Platte River, Casper area,” said Marlin Not Afraid, director of the Crow Fish and Game Department. “On each side of the Platte ...

Twenty black-footed ferrets began a road trip Friday, traveling from their nursery in Colorado to be released into the rugged badlands of the UL Bend National Wildlife Refuge along the Missouri ...

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 last week. Three-year-old ...

Living Local 15 Host Jessica Williams visits the Fort Wayne Zoo and steps inside the Black-Footed Penguin exhibit with Elizabeth Koch, an Animal Care Specialist. Elizabeth gives some facts about ...

Once prolific, less than 500 black-footed ferrets live in the wild today. The species is one of many at risk. Conservationists hope to ensure government resources for protecting the tiny predators.