The Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute celebrated yet another conservation success! Black-footed ferret female Potpie gave birth to these three kits on May 19. Check out the squirmy little bundles of delight on our #LIVE webcam! . . . TUNE IN: https://s.si.edu/2WXsEVX. . . . Black-footed ferrets are North America's only native ferret species and were once thought to be extinct. Thanks to breeding and reintroduction programs, they have made an incredible recovery. Every kit represents a huge step in saving this endangered species.
