ENDANGERED FERRET CLONED FROM SPECIMEN FROZEN FOR 30 YEARS

The healthy young kit may help to save the species from extinction

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The future of the endangered blackfooted ferret looks a little brighter, following the birth of this adorable little bundle of teeth and fur.

Named Elizabeth Ann, the tiny kit was born on 10 December 2020 at the National Black-Footed Ferret Conservation Center (NBFFCC) in Colorado, thanks to the conservation efforts of a collaboration led by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Her birth marks the first time that an endangered species native to the US has been successfully cloned.