Raccoons and possums are often confused with one another. After all, they’re both likely to spend some time sifting through your garbage cans, and they are both known for being nocturnal. So, if you ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – In a Lowcountry home, wildlife in need, from raccoons to beavers, find welcome and care. Samantha ...

Pepé Le Pew, Rascal and Pogo maybe cute characters on the screen, but skunks, raccoons and opossums are a nuisance in the backyard. They can even be dangerous. Classified as vertebrate pests by the UC ...

After last weekend’s storm, a scrawny raccoon, a hipster skunk and a tubby opossum took a stroll through Hardberger Park West. They stopped as they neared the glow coming from the closes-at-midnight ...

Ferndale — Cyndi Russ' Ferndale basement isn't a typical Michigan basement filled with boxes or laundry baskets. Instead, it's lined with crates, ready to take in any injured opossums, squirrels or ...

Raccoons and possums and rats — oh my! Critters and critics abound at a Brooklyn public housing complex where a stalled climate resiliency project now provides long-term housing for all kinds of ...

ATLANTA — Georgia's Department of Natural Resources is proposing new rules that would expand the hunting season for raccoons and opossums. The agency is proposing to eliminate the trapping season on ...

It is legal to own a raccoon as a pet in Florida, but it requires a free permit from the FWC. Raccoons are classified as Class 3 wildlife, a category that also includes foxes, skunks, and many exotic ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – In a Lowcountry home, wildlife in need, from raccoons to beavers, find welcome and care. Samantha MacDougal is the educational director of Keeper of the Wild Wildlife Rescue ...