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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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Wyoming gives property owners and residents some of the most permissive predatory animal rules in the country, and raccoons fall squarely into that category.
Montana is one of the more straightforward states when it comes to ferret ownership.
If you have been researching pet skunks and wondering whether Vermont allows them, the answer is straightforward: no, you cannot legally own a skunk as a pet in Vermont.
Owning a bobcat sounds like the kind of bold, unconventional idea that fits right in with Nevada’s reputation for relaxed rules.
If you have been thinking about bringing a sugar glider home in West Virginia, you are in luck.
Maine has some of the most specific wolf-related statutes of any state in the Northeast, and if you are wondering whether you can keep a wolf as a pet here, the short answer is no.
New Hampshire gives coyote hunters one of the most open frameworks in the Northeast.
If you have ever wondered whether you could own a lion in Alaska, the short answer is no — and the legal framework behind that answer operates on two separate levels at once.
If you have been researching sugar gliders as a potential pet and you live in Alaska, the answer you need comes quickly: no, you cannot legally own one.
Wolves are among the most captivating animals on the planet, and it’s easy to understand why some people in Mississippi might wonder whether they could legally keep one.
North Dakota has one of the more permissive frameworks for exotic animal ownership in the United States, but that does not mean bringing a monkey home is simple.
Nebraska is home to a surprisingly wide range of wildlife, and the state takes a measured approach to exotic pet ownership — allowing many species with the right permits while placing a hard ban on others.
If you live near the mountains of northern New Mexico, the high desert mesas around Albuquerque, or the grasslands of the southeast, you have probably seen mule deer wandering through neighborhoods or grazing along roadsides.
If you have been researching pet foxes and wondering whether Alabama allows them, the short answer is no — and the prohibition is more layered than a simple “banned species” list.
Keeping a pig in your Louisiana backyard sounds straightforward until you start reading the fine print.
Chronic wasting disease is one of the most serious wildlife health threats in North America, and Oregon sits at the center of a tightening ring of risk.
Chronic wasting disease has spread into every surveillance zone in Kansas, making it one of the most pressing wildlife management challenges the state faces.
New Mexico ranks among the most permissive states in the country for coyote hunters.
Rhode Island does not have a single statewide law that bans backyard pig ownership outright — but that does not mean you are free to set up a pigpen in your yard without doing serious homework first.
If you’ve ever wondered whether you could legally keep a tiger in New Mexico, the short answer is no — and the legal framework behind that answer operates on multiple levels at once.
