The black-footed ferret could also be called the black-eyed ferret because of the distinctive “stick-em up” mask that adorns its face. The tan ferrets also have black markings on their feet ...

If only black-footed ferrets had a brand ambassador like groundhogs have in Punxsutawney Phil. The endangered ferrets don’t quite feel the same love as the famous groundhog, but they do get a ...

In the early 1900s, the United States was likely home to more than 5 million ferrets. But ferrets, which hunt prairie dogs for food and live in their burrows, were almost wiped out early in the 20th ...