Black-footed ferrets, also known as American polecats, are carnivorous relatives of weasels with dark patches around their ...

The tan ferrets also have black markings on their feet, legs, and tail tip. This animal's long slender body, like that of a weasel, enables it to crawl in and out of the holes and dwellings of its ...

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

This 2-foot-long, black-masked member of the weasel family once occurred in central grasslands and basins from southern Canada to Texas but is now one of the most endangered mammals in North America.

The PBS Nature documentary “The Mighty Weasel” will be shown Thursday, Dec. 5, from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Putnam Theater at Keene State College. The weasel family is often associated with unsavory ...