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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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Most people picture bats in warm caves or old barns down south, not in the spruce forests of Anchorage or the rainforests of Southeast Alaska.
If you’re wondering whether you can own a coyote in Hawaii, the short answer is no, and the reasoning goes well beyond the usual exotic-pet caution you’d hear in other states.
Finding bats roosting in your attic in Minnesota puts you in a legally tricky spot: the animals causing your problem are classified as wildlife the state actively protects.
Utah is home to eighteen native bat species, and every single one of them is protected under state law.
Wyoming law treats coyotes differently than almost any other state in the country.
A coyote pup looks a lot like a scruffy shepherd mix, and that resemblance has convinced more than one Arizona resident that raising one at home would be simple.
Kentucky does not wait for a bat species to land on an endangered list before protecting it.
Every bat species found in Maryland is legally protected, which means the “just call an exterminator” approach that works for mice or roaches can land you in violation of state wildlife law.
If you raise pigs in South Dakota — whether for a purebred breeding program, 4-H, or commercial production — understanding ear notching rules can save you from compliance problems when you sell, show, or move animals across state lines.
Montana bans pet raccoons, red foxes, and arctic foxes outright, but it takes a different approach to one of the most common predators roaming its plains and foothills.
Ohio lets hunters take coyotes year-round with no closed season, no bag limit, and almost no paperwork.
Finding a colony of bats in your attic feels like an emergency, but Missouri bat removal laws mean you can’t just call an exterminator and have the problem sprayed away.
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.
