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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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Massachusetts has some of the strictest exotic animal laws in the country, and monkeys sit squarely at the center of those restrictions.
Alaska remains one of the few places in North America where chronic wasting disease has never been detected — and state agencies intend to keep it that way.
Virginia is a state where pig ownership sits in a genuinely complicated legal space.
Nebraska sits in a rare category when it comes to primate ownership.
Foxes are intelligent, curious animals that have drawn the attention of exotic pet enthusiasts across the country.
Coyote hunting in South Dakota is one of the most accessible and least restricted forms of hunting the state offers.
If you’ve ever been drawn to the striking beauty of a bobcat and wondered whether you could legally keep one as a pet in Rhode Island, the short answer is no.
Tennessee is a state where you can legally keep a pig in your backyard — but whether that’s actually allowed at your specific address is a different question entirely.
Arkansas is one of the most accessible states in the South for coyote hunters.
If you have been researching pet foxes and wondering whether Kentucky allows them, the short answer is no — and the prohibition is broader than most people expect.
Chronic wasting disease is one of the most serious threats facing Missouri’s deer population, and the state has built a significant body of law around slowing its spread.
If you have been wondering whether you can own a monkey in New Mexico, the short answer is no — not as a private pet.
Iowa is one of the most hog-dense states in the country, but that agricultural reputation does not automatically mean you can keep a pig in your backyard.
Wyoming is one of the most hunter-friendly states in the country when it comes to coyotes.
If you have ever wondered whether you can legally keep a bobcat as a pet in South Dakota, you are not alone.
Illinois has no single statewide law that says yes or no to backyard pigs.
If you are thinking about keeping a bobcat as a pet in West Virginia, the short answer is that private ownership of bobcats is illegal under current West Virginia state law.
Mississippi sits in a legal middle ground when it comes to fox ownership.
Washington is one of the more nuanced states when it comes to keeping pigs on residential property.
Chronic wasting disease has been spreading through Virginia’s deer population since its first detection in 2009, and the rules designed to slow it touch nearly every part of the hunting experience — from where you set up a feeder to how you transport your harvest home.
