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Discover the world of mammals — warm-blooded vertebrates that nurse their young with milk, spanning from the tiniest shrews and bats to elephants, whales, and primates, across every habitat on Earth.
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West Virginia is home to one of the most abundant white-tailed deer populations in the eastern United States, and it is natural to want to help those animals through a cold Appalachian winter.
Bobcats are native to Maine and thrive in the state’s dense forests, wetlands, and rural landscapes.
If you have ever spotted a striped skunk waddling through a New Hampshire backyard and wondered whether you could keep one as a companion animal, you are not alone.
Sugar gliders are small, social marsupials that have become increasingly popular as exotic pets across the United States.
Wisconsin does not ban backyard pigs outright at the state level, but that does not mean you can simply bring one home without doing your homework.
If you are thinking about bringing a ferret home in West Virginia, the first question you probably have is whether it is even allowed.
Nevada has long had a reputation as one of the most permissive states in the country when it comes to exotic animals.
If you have ever wondered whether you could legally keep a lion in New Mexico, the short answer is no — and the legal barriers come from multiple directions at once.
If you searched for coyote hunting laws in Hawaii, the short answer is simple: there are no coyotes in Hawaii, and therefore no coyote hunting season, no coyote-specific license, and no regulations governing their take.
If a raccoon is raiding your garden, tearing into your attic, or knocking over trash cans every night, your first instinct might be to simply get rid of it — permanently.
Ear notching has been a cornerstone of swine identification for generations of Michigan pig farmers, 4-H exhibitors, and purebred breeders.
If you have been drawn to the idea of keeping a fox as a pet, Iowa is one of the most restrictive states in the country on this question.
Wyoming has a reputation for keeping government out of people’s business, and that reputation extends — at least partially — to exotic pet ownership.
If you are thinking about bringing a ferret home in North Dakota, you are in a favorable position.
Tigers are among the most powerful animals on Earth, and the idea of keeping one as a pet has captured public attention — especially after the rise of big-cat documentaries and viral social media content.
North Dakota has no single statewide law that says “yes” or “no” to backyard pigs.
If you have ever wondered whether you could keep a lion as a pet in Connecticut, the short answer is no — and the legal framework behind that answer operates on two separate levels at once.
Skunks are curious, intelligent animals, and it is easy to understand why some people are drawn to the idea of keeping one as a pet.
New Hampshire is home to an estimated 100,000 white-tailed deer, and many residents feel a natural pull to leave out food for them — especially during harsh Granite State winters.
Wyoming is home to one of the most closely watched wolf populations in the American West, with gray wolves roaming the forested ranges of the northwest corner of the state and drawing attention from wildlife managers, ranchers, and curious residents alike.
