The weather-forecasting marsupial will be the star attraction during Possum Day, set for the morning of Feb. 2 in Sardis, Alabama. Whether Sand Mountain Sam sees his shadow will determine if residents ...

Efforts to stamp the pests out, including using AI cameras and detection dog Scout, have been going for years.

To those unfamiliar with the sport of hunting, it might seem cruel or violent. While there are certainly gray areas, for ...

Extreme heat is forcing Western Australia's critically endangered western ringtail possum (Ngwayir) to cut back on vital ...

South Carolina is ranked second in the nation per capita for certified backyard wildlife habitats, according to the S.C.

There’s nothing like that first spring salad you’ve been babying for weeks. And there’s nothing like walking out one damp ...

As most Montanans know, any season is mountain lion season. Recently, a woman was killed in northeastern Colorado, a sole ...

Two wombs, a forked penis, and giving birth through the nose. These are just a few of the bizarre stories circulating about the reproductive biology of the Virginia opossum. This beady-eyed, big-eared ...

Brittanii Lehman tells PEOPLE that her daughter frequently catches and releases opossums Meredith Wilshere is a Society and Culture writer at PEOPLE. Her work has previously appeared on PS, ...

Once upon a time in a cozy animal shelter, there lived a charming little cat named Possum. At just one year old, Possum had a heart full of love but was a bit shy when he first arrived. He would often ...

It was that surprisingly warm Friday last week when our hopes for a white Christmas seemed to be dashed to smithereens. I was home, sick, and I had gotten up at about 7 a.m., which is late for me.