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black-footed ferret
noun
: a rare weasel (Mustela nigripes) of western North American prairies having a yellowish coat, dark feet and facial mask, and a dark-tipped tail
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But others, like the black-footed ferret, Houston toad and the red wolf, for example, remain endangered—even after almost 60 years of federal attention.
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Christine Peterson, Wired News, 5 July 2025
But others, like the black-footed ferret, Houston toad and the red wolf, for example, remain endangered — even after almost 60 years of federal attention.
—Christine Peterson, Vox, 27 June 2025
While target species span from the Cuban crocodile to polar bear, the zoo is perhaps best known for its ultra-successful black-footed ferret breeding program, with more than 1,000 kits bred at the Louisville Zoo Conservation Center since its launch in 1991.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
The case of the black-footed ferret and northern white rhino help to highlight some of the attributes of projects where de-extinction technologies can be usefully employed to combat extinction.
—Douglas McCauley, Time, 27 Apr. 2025
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Christine Peterson, Wired News, 5 July 2025
But others, like the black-footed ferret, Houston toad and the red wolf, for example, remain endangered — even after almost 60 years of federal attention.
—Christine Peterson, Vox, 27 June 2025
While target species span from the Cuban crocodile to polar bear, the zoo is perhaps best known for its ultra-successful black-footed ferret breeding program, with more than 1,000 kits bred at the Louisville Zoo Conservation Center since its launch in 1991.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
The case of the black-footed ferret and northern white rhino help to highlight some of the attributes of projects where de-extinction technologies can be usefully employed to combat extinction.
—Douglas McCauley, Time, 27 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for black-footed ferret
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“Black-footed ferret.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black-footed%20ferret. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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