When an epidemic of plague struck prairie dogs within South Dakota’s greater Conata-Badlands ecosystem last spring, U.S. Fish ...

The concern comes after Tina Jackson, who led the species’ recovery across 12 states–including Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, ...

Efforts to help a genetically impoverished species may be the only chance for a stable population and the species' eventual ...

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 ...

Black-footed ferrets, weasel-like animals with distinctive dark bands around their eyes and black feet, are ruthless little hunters. At night, they dive into burrows in pursuit of juicy prairie ...

Tina Jackson fears federal job cuts and funding freezes could imperil work to save the species from the brink of extinction.

A dedicated team of workers is helping save the black-footed ferret. Now, President Trump is firing some of them. Experts ...

Coloradan Tina Jackson's one-year probationary period as a federal employee was set to end on March 10. But three weeks ago, ...

Staffing cuts at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, including a key ferret recovery coordinator in Colorado, have sparked ...

If only black-footed ferrets had a brand ambassador like groundhogs have in Punxsutawney Phil. The endangered ferrets don’t quite feel the same love as the famous groundhog, but they do get a ...

Wild black-footed ferret wearing a novel tracking collar peers out of a prairie dog burrow. Roshan Patel, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.