Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: ferret

Photo: An endangered and federally endangered black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) named Elizabeth Ann at the National Black-Footed Ferret Conservation Center in Colorado.

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An endangered and federally endangered black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) named Elizabeth Ann at the National Black-Footed Ferret Conservation Center in Colorado. She’s the world’s first cloned black-footed ferret, created from the genetics of an animal named Willa that died in 1987.

Photo: An endangered and federally endangered black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) named Elizabeth Ann at the National Black-Footed Ferret Conservation Center in Colorado.

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An endangered and federally endangered black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) named Elizabeth Ann at the National Black-Footed Ferret Conservation Center in Colorado. She’s the world’s first cloned black-footed ferret, created from the genetics of an animal named Willa that died in 1987.

Photo: An endangered and federally endangered black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) named Elizabeth Ann at the National Black-Footed Ferret Conservation Center in Colorado.

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An endangered and federally endangered black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) named Elizabeth Ann at the National Black-Footed Ferret Conservation Center in Colorado. She’s the world’s first cloned black-footed ferret, created from the genetics of an animal named Willa that died in 1987.

Photo: An endangered and federally endangered black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) named Elizabeth Ann at the National Black-Footed Ferret Conservation Center in Colorado.

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An endangered and federally endangered black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) named Elizabeth Ann at the National Black-Footed Ferret Conservation Center in Colorado. She’s the world’s first cloned black-footed ferret, created from the genetics of an animal named Willa that died in 1987.

Photo: An endangered and federally endangered black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) named Elizabeth Ann at the National Black-Footed Ferret Conservation Center in Colorado.

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An endangered and federally endangered black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) named Elizabeth Ann at the National Black-Footed Ferret Conservation Center in Colorado. She’s the world’s first cloned black-footed ferret, created from the genetics of an animal named Willa that died in 1987.

Photo: An endangered and federally endangered black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) named Elizabeth Ann at the National Black-Footed Ferret Conservation Center in Colorado.

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An endangered and federally endangered black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) named Elizabeth Ann at the National Black-Footed Ferret Conservation Center in Colorado. She’s the world’s first cloned black-footed ferret, created from the genetics of an animal named Willa that died in 1987.

A picture of a European polecat (Mustela putorius anglia) at Wildwood Trust near Canterbury, England.

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A European polecat (Mustela putorius anglia) at Wildwood Trust near Canterbury, England.

A picture of a European polecat (Mustela putorius anglia) at Wildwood Trust near Canterbury, England.

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A European polecat (Mustela putorius anglia) at Wildwood Trust near Canterbury, England.

A picture of a European polecat (Mustela putorius anglia) at Wildwood Trust near Canterbury, England.

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A European polecat (Mustela putorius anglia) at Wildwood Trust near Canterbury, England.

A picture of a European polecat (Mustela putorius furo) at the Moscow Zoo.

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European polecat (Mustela putorius furo) at the Moscow Zoo.

Picture of an endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered black footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) at the Toronto Zoo.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered black footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) at the Toronto Zoo.

Picture of an endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Black footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) at the Toronto Zoo.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Black footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) at the Toronto Zoo.

Picture of an endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered black footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) at the Toronto Zoo.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered black footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) at the Toronto Zoo.

Picture of an endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered black footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) named Jamille at the Toronto Zoo.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered black footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) named Jamille at the Toronto Zoo.

Picture of an endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered black footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) at the Toronto Zoo.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered black footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) at the Toronto Zoo.

Picture of an endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered black footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) at the Toronto Zoo.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered black footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) at the Toronto Zoo.

Picture of an endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered black footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) at the Toronto Zoo.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered black footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) at the Toronto Zoo.

Mary, a domestic ferret (Mustela putorius furo), at the Capital Humane Society.

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Mary, a domestic ferret (Mustela putorius furo), at the Capital Humane Society.

Mary, a domestic ferret (Mustela putorius furo), at the Capital Humane Society.

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Mary, a domestic ferret (Mustela putorius furo), at the Capital Humane Society.

Mary, a domestic ferret (Mustela putorius furo), at the Capital Humane Society.

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Mary, a domestic ferret (Mustela putorius furo), at the Capital Humane Society.

Picture of an endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo.

Picture of an endangered (IUCN) and federally-endangered black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally-endangered black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo.

Picture of an endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo.

Photo: A black-footed ferret release at the U.L. Bend National Wildlife Refuge in Montana.

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A black-footed ferret release at the U.L. Bend National Wildlife Refuge in Montana.

Picture of an endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.

Picture of an endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.

Picture of an endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.

Picture of an endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.

Picture of an endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.

Picture of an endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.

Picture of an endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.

Picture of an endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.

Picture of an endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.

A zookeeper holds a black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. (Endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered)

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A zookeeper holds a black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. (Endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered)

A zookeeper holds a black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. (Endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered)

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A zookeeper holds a black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. (Endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered)

Picture of an endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.

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