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

Sibert and Red Cloud, black-footed ferret siblings at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, are ...

The exotic pet trade has exploded recently, with millions of unconventional animals being bought and sold globally. This ...

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 ...

Authorities indicated that techniques used in their work with black-footed ferrets could help preserve other endangered ...

For the first time, the clone of a black-footed ferret has reproduced successfully. Antonia, a clone produced from the DNA of a ferret that died in 1988, has birthed two healthy kits. The black ...

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

In a "groundbreaking achievement," a clone of an endangered species of ferret has given birth to babies for the very first time. The mother, named Antonia, is a clone of another black-footed ...

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