There are many animals in the weasel family, including polecats, ermines, stoats, and ferrets. Most well known among the weasel family of creatures is the ferret. Ferrets are a popular household pet ...

Weasels: They’re known as “sneaky and deceitful,” “treacherous and bloodthirsty,” we even associate the names “weasel,” “ferret,” and “badger” with negative behaviors, but when did this start? And are ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has found that successful reintroduction of the black-footed ferret is nearly as rare and elusive as the weasel-like predators themselves. So when the Bureau of Land ...

This taxonomic family (Mustelidae) of carnivores is familiar to Juneau folks in the form of weasels, wolverines, martens, mink, fishers and otters. Mustelids are a species-rich family, with 50 or 60 ...

Pat Wright, the Libertarian Party’s nominee for lieutenant governor, is running on a platform to legalize the ownership of ferrets in this state (no, really -- see accompanying). Pro-ferret folks say ...