The black-footed ferret is North America’s most endangered mammal. Thanks to conservation efforts, 300 ferrets have been released to six Colorado sites. April Estep, CPW’s wildlife biologist for the Southeast Region and intern Brianna Fett led the latest release in Holly, Colorado. It’s too early to tell the project’s success, but the first wild-born kit (baby ferret) was born in 2015 with several more born thereafter. Here’s a video documenting the release. | Colorado Parks and Wildlife

376K views · 10K reactions | Black-footed cat hissy fit  | San Diego Zoo Safari Park | Facebook

FIRST-TIME FOOTAGE: The smallest wild cat species in Africa is also the continent’s rarest felid—the elusive black-footed cat. These opportunistic hunters—considered the deadliest of the world’s felines with a predation success rate of 60 percent—are only found in Botswana, Namibia and South Africa. This is a camera trap video of a female black-footed cat that was tracked by our friends at the Black-Footed Cat Working Group. Auas here was spotted hunting during the Working Group’s first trip to

505 reactions · 197 shares | The black-footed cat is the smallest wild cat in Africa. But its hunting efficiency surpasses that of lions, cheetahs, and leopards. The cute-looking cat is no domestic kitty! And that's just one reason the locals call it the anthill tiger... | Sunday Roast | Facebook