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Apr 18, 2024 4:09 PM CDT

Scientists Clone Endangered Ferrets

2 more black-footed ferrets born, with hopes of breeding them

(Newser) - Two more black-footed ferrets have been cloned from the genes used for the first clone of an endangered species in the US, bringing to three the number of slinky predators genetically identical to one of the last such animals found in the wild, the US Fish and Wildlife Service said...

Cloned Ferret Marks
a First in the US

Feb 20, 2021 12:05 PM CST

Cloned Ferret Marks a First in the US

Scientists are seeking to add more genetic diversity in the population

(Newser) - A black-footed ferret that died more than 30 years ago has been resurrected—in a way. Scientists used cells from a ferret named Willa, which died in 1988, to create a clone, NBC reports, marking a first for an endangered animal native to the US. Black-footed ferrets—the only ferret...

Could a Daily Nasal Spray Save Us From COVID?

Nasal Spray
Study Raises
Hopes for COVID
Protection

Nasal Spray Study Raises Hopes for COVID Protection

It's found to 'completely' protect ferrets in small study

(Newser) - A nasal spray that attacks the coronavirus has been found to protect a small group of ferrets, raising hopes that the solution might do the same for humans. The spray is inexpensive to make and does not need refrigeration, reports the New York Times , which notes that if this pans...

M&Ms Might Save This Endangered Ferret

Jul 13, 2016 10:47 AM CDT

M&Ms Might Save This Endangered Ferret

Vaccine-laced candies to protect its food source

(Newser) - The US Fish and Wildlife Service plans to save endangered ferrets with a "glorified gumball machine" that shoots M&Ms. Beginning in September, government scientists say they'll use a drone armed with a device that shoots candies in three directions in an effort to stop a plague in...

Old Chemical Weapons Site
Now Home to Rare Ferrets

Oct 6, 2015 2:02 AM CDT

Old Chemical Weapons Site Now Home to Rare Ferrets

Black-footed ferrets released at Colorado refuge

(Newser) - Rare black-footed ferrets chattered angrily before dashing out of pet carriers and ducking into burrows Monday at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge—a milestone for the highly endangered animals and for the former toxic waste site on the industrial edge of Denver. The US Fish and Wildlife Service...

There's hope for continent's rarest mammal

Scientists May
Have Saved
Continent's
Rarest Mammal

Nov 18, 2014 11:36 AM CST

Scientists May Have Saved Continent's Rarest Mammal

Black-footed ferret is making a comeback

(Newser) - The black-footed ferret is the rarest mammal on the continent, but conservation efforts are making strides in preventing it from disappearing altogether. That's what people thought had happened 35 years ago, when the animal was declared extinct—for the second time. But after a dog found a black-footed ferret...

Ferrets Cuddle Up
in Celeb Handbags

May 5, 2010 8:33 AM CDT

Ferrets Cuddle Up in Celeb Handbags

Paris Hilton crowns them the new accessory pet

(Newser) - It looks like ferrets are the new chihuahuas: after Paris Hilton was spotted in Las Vegas with a pet ferret stuffed into her hoodie, ferret ownership is rising among women. But many people remain apprehensive about the offbeat pets, worrying about their ferocious appearance and reputed bad smell. Not a...

Pet Ferrets: Cute, Cuddly, Illegal

Feb 23, 2008 6:03 PM CST

Pet Ferrets: Cute, Cuddly, Illegal

Owners ask why domesticated ferrets remain illegal

(Newser) - Americans own about 2 million ferrets, and some are asking why they remain illegal in several states and cities. “Martin Luther King said an injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,” one ferret advocate said. “And this is an injustice.” Opponents say that owners are...

Rudy's Blunt Opinions Ruled NYC Airwaves

Oct 5, 2007 11:45 PM CDT

Rudy's Blunt Opinions Ruled NYC Airwaves

Mayor told off callers to radio show, urged others to get therapy

(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani is a tempered presidential candidate these days, belying the fiery personality displayed on his mayoral radio show in the '90s. Radio Rudy was a loose cannon, known for telling callers to seek psychiatric help, the Times reports. He was unafraid to needle interest groups, once saying “the...