Meet The World's Cutest Wild Snow-White Weasel

Chris Cooper was in the Michigan woods when he caught a glimpse of this shy white weasel peeking out of a hollow tree to say hello.

Winter weasel being wiped out by predators because global warming has melted snow. Most weasels are listed as least concern by the IUCN's Red List of Threatened Species. There are a few exceptions. The mountain weasel and Japanese weasel are listed as near threatened because their population has had a significant decline. The Colombian weasel is listed as vulnerable because of "a continuing decline in population due to ongoing deforestation" and has estimated population of around 1,300 mature adults. In New Zealand, the weasel is considered an invasive species and a threat to native wildlife. The country plans to eradicate them by 2050, according to a 2016 Live Science article.