In 1979, the black-footed ferret was believed to be extinct. More than four decades later, scientists in the US have not only cloned the species from the last wild survivors, but one of those clones ...

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 ...

The Arizona Center for Nature Conservation/Phoenix Zoo welcomed five more litters of the highly-endangered black-footed ferrets this May and June at its Arthur L. and Elaine V. Johnson Conservation ...

Black-footed ferrets, once widespread across western North America, were thought to be extinct in the 20th century. But after a ranch dog’s chance find in the 1980s and advances in modern science, 12 ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. In a "groundbreaking achievement," a clone of an endangered species of ...

Black-footed ferrets are one of the most endangered mammals in North America with only an estimated 370 in the wild, according to the World... A cloned black-footed ferret successfully gave birth — ...

Mother’s Day was extra special for carnivore keepers at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) in Front Royal, Virginia, who welcomed the year’s first litter of black-footed ferret kits ...

Meet Aster, Swifty and Aspen. The trio of black-footed ferret kits at the Smithsonian National Zoo’s biology facility in Virginia were named after more than 6,700 people voted. The baby ferrets were ...

A small face poked its nose through the bars of a metal cage, curious about the two women who’ve entered the room at the National Black-Footed Ferret Conservation Center outside of Fort Collins.

A trio of baby ferrets need names and the National Zoo is asking for the public’s help. The black-footed ferret kits were born May 19 at the zoo’s conservation and biology unit in Front Royal, Va. The ...