A team of tamed ferrets has been making short work of a long-eared problem in the battle against Queenstown’s rampant rabbit population. The mustelids are part of an unusual pest control operation run ...

Ferrets can no longer be tolerated on Rathlin which has important bird communities — ferrets, which were released on the island to control the rabbit population, also take eggs and chicks Kept as ...

This Oct. 1, 2014, file photo shows a black-footed ferret peeking out of a tube after being brought to a ranch near Williams, Ariz. This species is endangered in New Hampshire and cannot be owned here ...