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 ...

A group of students tried to release cute and seemingly harmless little ... Parks and Wildlife’s recovery program for the black-footed ferret, one of the most endangered mammals in North America ...

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 ...

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 ...