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 ...

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 ...

Recovering animals that are nearing extinction, like the black-footed ferret, was the whole point of the 1973 Endangered ...

In an outdoor enclosure, two juvenile black-footed ferrets pounce and somersault, tumbling over each other in a playful fight. The loser breaks free and rushes into a tunnel lined with a plastic tube.

Conservation efforts at the Phoenix Zoo and Southwest Wildlife aim to protect endangered species like black-footed ferrets ...

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 ...