If you find a baby opossum, a wildlife rehabilitator may or may not be needed, depending on its age and condition — here's ...

Ahead, wildlife experts share all of the reasons why you should welcome opossums into your yard. Opossums are one of nature’s ...

Something Wild co-host Grace McCulloch, of New Hampshire Audubon, reports that during the backyard winter bird survey in ...

If there were ever a misunderstood animal, it is the opossum. They’re not cute. They hang around our garbage and stress out our dogs late at night when they’re creeping along the fence or around the ...

A few weeks ago I wrote about a mammal I saw on my way to the mailbox. I asked readers to guess its identity. It was a plains pocket gopher. Some of the guesses included beaver, shrew and opossum. The ...

Opossum or Possum Mother with Joeys riding on her Back© Evelyn D. Harrison/Shutterstock.com Mothers have the hardest job in the world. Caring for babies is full-time work, and this labor extends to ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — There is only one kind of marsupial found north of Mexico — and it bears Virginia’s namesake. The Virginia opossum is the full name of the fuzzy little creature many drivers see ...