Six Black-footed Ferret Kits Born at the Phoenix Zoo!

The Arizona Center for Nature Conservation/Phoenix Zoo are thrilled to announce our first litter of black-footed ferret kits for the year! Six healthy ferret kits are being cared for by their mother, Mandolin, a first-time mom. The Phoenix Zoo is one of only six black-footed ferret breeding facilities in the world, and we are active participants in the AZA Black-footed Ferret Species Survival Plan® program, which recommended the pairing that led to these kits. The kits will be raised by Mandolin at the Zo