The black-footed ferret could also be called the black-eyed ferret because of the distinctive “stick-em up” mask that adorns its face. The tan ferrets also have black markings on their feet ...

Morgan Heim A black-footed ferret sticks its head out of its burrow for a better view of the pen surroundings, a behavior called periscoping. Inside the pens, they are protected from predators ...

What a rollercoaster! Black-footed ferrets—energetic and nocturnal with cute little robber-mask faces—almost disappeared forever after decades of farmers and ranchers killing the food that ...

Presently, ferrets survive at 14 of those sites. Currently there are 340 black-footed ferrets in the wild and 301 in captivity. For decades the Center has been defending this species from threats like ...