Canine distemper virus is contagious and potentially fatal among animals including dogs, ferrets, raccoons, skunks and foxes. It does not pose any threat to human health but pet dogs that are not ...

Wild black-footed ferret wearing a novel tracking collar peers out of a prairie dog burrow. Roshan Patel, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.

Compounding these challenges, diseases such as sylvatic plague and canine distemper took a further toll on their already fragile populations. By the late 1970s, the black-footed ferret was declared ...

(Benjamin Naylor/The Daily Memphian file) A distemper outbreak at Memphis Animal Services has shut down the facility temporarily. Mayor Paul Young sent a letter to concerned citizens, outlining the ...

A cloned black-footed ferret gave birth to two kits in June 2024. This is the first time a cloned animal from an endangered species has successfully reproduced. Researchers hope they can breed ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Nearly 100 dogs were euthanized at the Memphis animal shelter due to a Canine Distemper outbreak at the facility. The interim director of Memphis Animal Services said it ...