Studies involving ferrets necessitate knowledge of proper blood collection methods, such as cranial vena cava puncture. The CVC in the ferret has a diameter of 3.0–3.5 mm and is the main vessel ...

They also may transmit canine distemper, which can affect unvaccinated dogs and wild canids, as well as ferrets, weasels, and ...

Soon after, wild-born ferrets were seen at the park, sparking hopes that the group would survive. These ferrets are carnivores that mainly eat black-tailed prairie dogs, another grassland species ...

A dead raccoon discovered in North Amityville on Jan. 28 tested positive as the first case of rabies in a land mammal in Suffolk in 16 years.

If only black-footed ferrets had a brand ambassador like groundhogs have in Punxsutawney Phil. The endangered ferrets don’t quite feel the same love as the famous groundhog, but they do get a ...

The tan ferrets also have black markings on their feet, legs, and tail tip. This animal's long slender body, like that of a weasel, enables it to crawl in and out of the holes and dwellings of its ...

Colleen Smith, chief of the state Bureau of Infectious Disease Control, said there are no approved vaccines for raccoons ... that allowed the public to keep ferrets as pets, and residents can ...

In the early 1900s, the United States was likely home to more than 5 million ferrets. But ferrets, which hunt prairie dogs for food and live in their burrows, were almost wiped out early in the 20th ...

All cats and ferrets must be in individual carriers ... a very serious disease of warm-blooded animals caused by a virus. Raccoons, bats, skunks, and foxes are common disease carriers.