Officials Release 14 Black-Footed Ferrets in Wyoming
More than 200 were released in the early 1990s, but the population later crashed.
Black-Footed Ferrets
Biologists Release More Black-Footed Ferrets Near Meeteetse
Black-footed ferrets are nocturnal weasels that prey on prairie dogs and live in the rodents' colonies.
National Zoo to Send Black-Footed Ferrets to Colorado
WASHINGTON — The National Zoo's conservation center in Virginia is sending a group of black-footed ferrets to "boot camp" in Colorado to prepare the critters for life in the wild.