ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — Animal welfare officers in Escambia County are speaking out about the dangers of certain types of animal traps after they rescued an injured opossum earlier this week.

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Escambia County Animal Welfare officers came to the aid of an injured baby opossum caught in a trap Tuesday. They take this opportunity to educate the public on the unintentional ...

A pair of opossums was rescued from glue traps in Marina. The SPCA Monterey County Wildlife Center saved the young marsupials last week.According to the SPCA, the opossums would have died had the ...

Based on the frequency of garbage-can diving and attic prowling, citizens of the suburbs might conclude Ohio holds more than enough raccoons. Other furry critters not so much. Opossums and skunks ...

Whether you live in the city, the suburbs or a rural area, wildlife can encroach on your land. Unfortunately, many of these animals — including raccoons, feral cats and opossums — can quickly become ...

Trappers meet their quarry at nature’s elemental level during the bleakest months of the year. The winter growth of luxuriant fur, provoked by an evolutionary response to a weather cycle that long ...

MONROE COUNTY, Ga. — You might have an opossum or raccoon knock over your trash can, but the critters that some call "nuisance animals" are also hurting native bird populations like wild turkeys.

State officials say they have euthanized an opossum found at a big box store in Kona over the weekend. Opossums — considered an invasive species — are illegal in Hawaii because they pose a potential ...