Arizona wildlife officials have released 19 critically endangered black-footed ferrets in northern Arizona, marking a major step in efforts to restore one of America’s rarest predators to the wild. The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) carried out the release on March 10 across three sites, aiming to strengthen the fragile population of a species once believed to be extinct. Thirteen ferrets were released in the Aubrey Valley and Double O Ranch areas near Seligman, while another six were