GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - Meet Ferret! Don’t be fooled, this is not ferret, this is a 5-month-old sweet all black kitten whose name is Ferret. But much like the weasel, Ferret loves to explore, chase ...

With biologists from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service furloughed because of the shutdown, a critical release of 400 captive-bred ferrets is at risk.