In 1979, the black-footed ferret was believed to be extinct. More than four decades later, scientists in the US have not only cloned the species from the last wild survivors, but one of those clones ...

Well, in this case, the story is real. For the first time in U.S. history, a cloned endangered species has produced offspring. SUMMERS: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced that ...

When an animal becomes endangered, and especially critically endangered, it faces a very difficult series of challenges if it is to survive. One of the challenges that many people don’t think of is ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Two endangered baby black-footed ferrets have been born, but these ...

Over the past year, the Louisville Zoo has seen the birth of 27 endangered black-footed ferrets in their Ferret Conservation Center. As part of a multi-year effort to help save the species, the ...

Providence, Rhode Island skyline in the morning from the Providence River in Autumn. Credit: Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Every year, the Providence Preservation ...