By Shreya Dasgupta Rathlin Island off the north of Northern Ireland is now free from feral ferrets that were harming its ...

Mother Nature is often unpredictable, despite humans’ constant efforts to control her. The animal kingdom follows its own ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Take one look at a happy ferret at play, and you'll immediately understand why so many people love them. They're so effusively ...

Ferrets have long weaseled their way into many people's hearts. To the surprise of some, the small fury animals were domesticated centuries ago, and they can be great pets for people who live in small ...

Two more black-footed ferrets have been cloned from the genes used for the first clone of an endangered species in the U.S., bringing to three the number of slinky predators genetically identical to ...

Of all the communities across America impacted by the government shutdown, the population of endangered black-footed ferrets may be among the smallest and most vulnerable. This rare species, ...

Conservationists are giving a critically endangered species a second chance in Kansas.

Well, in this case, the story is real. For the first time in U.S. history, a cloned endangered species has produced offspring. SUMMERS: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced that ...

Jennifer McRae is a digital media producer for CBS Colorado with more than 25 years of experience in news. Jennifer is part of the digital team recognized for excellence for Best Website several times ...

DENVER – Rare black-footed ferrets chattered angrily before dashing out of pet carriers and ducking into burrows Monday at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge – a milestone for the ...