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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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Can you own a coyote in Massachusetts? If you’ve found an orphaned pup in your backyard or you’re simply curious about the rules, the short answer is no — and the reasoning goes well beyond a general dislike of wild pets.
If you have watched a coyote trot across a field near Dover or Georgetown and wondered whether one could ever live in your backyard, the short answer is no.
Can you own a coyote in Louisiana? Not legally, no matter how tame the animal seems or how it was raised.
Finding a bat in your attic does not give you the legal freedom to handle it however you want.
Finding a colony of bats in your attic in Alabama puts you in a tricky legal position.
If you raise hogs in Illinois, ear notching is one of the oldest and most practical ways to keep individual animals traceable from birth.
Finding a bat circling your living room at dusk is unsettling enough without wondering whether you’re allowed to get rid of it.
If you’ve found bats roosting in your attic, you might assume you can handle the problem the same way you’d deal with mice or squirrels.
If you have watched a coyote trot across a snowy field near Anchorage or Fairbanks and wondered whether one could ever live in your backyard, the short answer is no.
If you have spotted a coyote trotting through a Birmingham suburb or a Mobile County pasture, you might have wondered whether one could ever be kept as a pet.
Finding a colony of bats tucked into your soffit or attic triggers an immediate question: can you just get rid of them? Bat removal laws in Florida answer that with a firm “it depends,” built around a strict calendar and a single approved method.
If you’re wondering whether you can own a coyote in Pennsylvania, the answer isn’t a simple yes or no.
You might assume a coyote is strictly a wild animal under Michigan law, but the state actually lets you keep one as a pet once you clear a specific permitting hurdle.
If you raise pigs in Montana — whether a small homestead herd, a 4-H project, or a registered purebred operation — understanding ear notching rules can save you from compliance headaches at the sale barn, the state fair, or the state line.
Killing a bat that flies into your bedroom in Virginia could expose you to federal criminal charges, even if you never meant to hurt an endangered species.
If you’ve ever watched a coyote trot across a rural South Carolina field and wondered whether you could raise one like a dog, you’re not alone.
Finding bats roosting in your attic in Wyoming triggers a different set of rules than dealing with mice or raccoons.
Finding a colony of bats roosting in your attic in Washington raises a question that surprises a lot of homeowners: you can’t just call an exterminator and have them dealt with the way you would ants or mice.
A bat swooping through your living room at 2 a.m.
If you have ever watched a coyote trot across a Vermont field and wondered whether one could live in your backyard, the short answer will disappoint you: no, you cannot legally own a coyote in Vermont as a pet.
