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Objects of the Week Archive

Object of the Week for May 17

Fighting for Endangered Species

Dr. JoGayle Howard holds black-footed ferrets, North America's only native ferret species once thought to be extinct, conceived through artificial insemination. The Smithsonian's National Zoo has been a leader in black-footed ferret conservation.

Bringing another extinct-in-the-wild animal back to their native habitat