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 ... The research team also tagged 50 of the engineers of ferret habitat and food resources – prairie dogs. Their colonies provide shelter ...

The effort to eradicate prairie dogs had a devastating effect on the black-footed ferret that relied on them for food as well as habitat. Disease and plague also took their toll on the species.

The black-footed ferret is seriously endangered. In fact, up until recently, all living black-footed ferrets came from just seven individuals, which means there was very limited genetic diversity ...