Black-footed ferrets return to where they held out in wild

MEETEETSE, Wyo. (AP) - A nocturnal species of weasel with a robber-mask-like marking across its eyes has returned to the remote ranchlands of western Wyoming where the critter almost went extinct more than 30 years ago.

Wildlife officials on Tuesday released 35 black-footed ferrets on two ranches near Meeteetse, a tiny cattle ranching community 50 miles east of Yellowstone National Park.

Black-footed ferrets return to where they held out in wild