Pages
Connect Social
About the publication
Category archive
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.
1376 stories
You might assume that because coyotes roam freely across Utah’s deserts and foothills, keeping one as a pet would be a simple matter of catching a pup and filing some paperwork.
Finding bats in your attic feels urgent, but Illinois law does not let you handle the problem on your own timeline.
Nebraska is one of the few states where a coyote can legally sit in your backyard without a state permit taped to the enclosure gate.
A single bat can eat up to 1,000 insects in one hour, which is one reason Ohio treats every bat species as legally protected rather than a pest to be exterminated on demand.
Iowa has one of the smaller coyote populations of any state, with wildlife officials estimating roughly 12,000 animals living within its borders.
Coyotes roam through Indiana neighborhoods, farm fields, and interstate medians in nearly every county, yet the same animal that raids a chicken coop at night can also live in a backyard enclosure under a state permit.
If a bat has taken up residence in your Hawaii home, you’re dealing with more than a typical pest problem.
If you raise pigs in Wyoming — whether on a small homestead outside Laramie or a commercial operation near Torrington — understanding swine ear notching rules is not optional.
Finding a bat circling your bedroom at 2 a.m.
If you’ve spotted a coyote trotting through a subdivision or a rural pasture, you’re not imagining things.
A colony of bats squeezing through a gap in your soffit might feel like a simple pest problem, but bat removal laws in West Virginia treat the situation very differently than a raccoon in the attic.
South Dakota is one of the few states where keeping a coyote isn’t automatically illegal, but the path to doing it legally is narrower than most people assume.
North Dakota is one of the more permissive states when it comes to exotic pet ownership, and sugar gliders fall squarely on the legal side of that line.
Finding a bat clinging to your curtains at midnight triggers an instinct to grab a broom or a can of pesticide.
If you’ve been drawn to the idea of keeping a skunk as a pet, you’re not alone — these curious, intelligent animals have developed a real following among exotic pet enthusiasts across the United States.
Vermont is one of the more ferret-friendly states in the country, but that does not mean you can simply bring one home without understanding the rules.
Missouri is one of the more pig-friendly states in the country, but that doesn’t mean you can simply bring a pig home and start building a pen.
If you’ve ever wondered whether you could legally keep a lion in Massachusetts, the short answer is no — and the prohibition comes from multiple directions at once.
Oklahoma sits among the more permissive states when it comes to exotic animal ownership, but that reputation can give people a false sense of security when it comes to wolves specifically.
If you live in Alaska or spend time in areas where deer roam, you may have wondered whether putting out feed for them is allowed.
