Texas Fish & Game

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October 10, 2023

Black Footed Ferret Restoration Moves Forward

As part of ongoing efforts to conserve the endangered black-footed ferret, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, coordinating with multiple Native American Tribes and the Arizona Game and Fish Department, finalized a rule expanding the reintroduction […]
February 23, 2021

Cloning Ferrets To Save Them?

Black-footed ferret recovery efforts aimed at increased genetic diversity and disease resistance took a bold step forward Dec. 10, 2020, with the birth of “Elizabeth Ann,” created from the frozen cells of “Willa,” a black-footed ferret […]
May 21, 2020

No Room For Ferrets In Texas?

Ferrets In Texas? The black-footed ferret is one of the most endangered mammals on the planet. These ferrets have a fascinating history that deserves closer study. Thought extinct in the mid-1980s, a surprise finding of a handful […]
February 27, 2014

Black footed ferrets returning to Texas?

One of my favorite creatures God created is the ferret. These feisty mustelids have a special place in my heart and since a small child I have been fascinated with the highly endangered black-footed ferret. It […]