Though black-footed ferrets sometimes eat squirrels, mice, and other rodents, prairie dogs are essential to their survival, making up the majority of the ferret diet. These voracious predators ...

A century ago, the American prairies echoed with the silent footsteps of a small, elusive predator: the black-footed ferret.

The black-footed ferret is one of North America’s most endangered animals and has been since 1972. In fact, it got so bad ...

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 ...