When the US Fish and Wildlife Service commissioned an updated version of the Black-Footed Ferret (BFF) Managed Care Operations Manual, they called on retired Louisville Zoo keeper Joanne Luyster to head the revision. Joanne has actively participated in black-footed ferret … Find Out More
Our ferret kits are growing fast! They are now about one month old. The kits (ferret babies) have quadrupled in size and just last week began to get their black “mask” coloring. They are beginning to crawl on their own … Find Out More
The Louisville Zoo Black-Footed Ferret Conservation Center welcomes the first newborn ferrets of the 2016 season. This blog will follow these kits as they journey from birth at The Louisville Zoo to release into the wild. We will give you … Find Out More
The Louisville Zoo is full of excitement as the Black-Footed Ferret Recovery Program is set to celebrate its 25th year in 2016! Black-footed ferrets (BFFs) were long considered one of North America’s most endangered animals before finally being declared extinct … Find Out More
The sun is beautiful in Denver. Locals tells us that is is sunny 300 days of the year here. A contrast to our usually gray winters in Kentucky. We got an early start for the 90 min. drive to the … Find Out More
We arrived in Holly, Colorado around 3:30 p.m. Mountain time. We pulled off the main road and made our way down the long drive way to Cathcart Ranch. Just before arriving at the private ranch we had made one stop to meet … Find Out More
We are 45 minutes out from Holly, Colorado and getting excited to celebrate our 25th anniversary by releasing 30 black-footed ferrets (BFF) on two sites this evening. We’ve been talking about these little critters and the prairie landscape of Colorado. … Find Out More
Wheels up. United Airlines departs Louisville at 9 a.m. for a direct flight to Denver, Colorado. On board is myself, Kyle Shepherd, Public Relations Manager and documentarian for this trip and Conservation Center keeper and resident black-footed ferret (BFF) guru … Find Out More
The Louisville Zoo is proud to celebrate its commitment to Black-footed Ferret conservation as it recognizes the 25th anniversary of its Black-footed Ferret (BFF) Conservation Center. Find Out More