WESTERLY, R.I. -- It may not be as big and scary as Big Foot, but a wild animal at the local Walmart is at the center of a mystery that has captured public attention in the steamy days of summer.

When a volunteer from Antioch Animal Services came into their building and said she saw what appeared to be a sick domesticated ferret on the ground outside in the parking lot, staffers quickly went ...

Ferrets, the weasel-like cousin of minks, were given an experimental COVID-19 vaccine in Colorado last year. The vaccine was administered to endangered black-footed ferrets, which may be vulnerable to ...