Protection for this species under the Endangered Species Act — where it is listed, when it was listed, and other information.

In the News

• Current News Releases

Life History and Recovery Activities

• Black-footed ferret recovery program web page provided by the Black-footed Ferret Recovery Implementation Team. Led by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, this team includes representatives from federal and state governments, zoos, and non-profit organizations.
• See the Service's photo gallery of endangered black-footed ferrets.
• Learn more about the reintroduction of black-footed ferrets in north-central South Dakota.
• Black-footed ferret fact sheet (in PDF).
• The black-footed ferret is the subject of a Fish & Wildlife Service Mountain-Prairie Region Feature Series article.
• Search for more information on other Fish and Wildlife Service web sites.

  This page provides selected links to USFWS sites and those of our Federal and State partners. Other organizations such as environmental groups may also have web sites with information on this species.