Last year, Vivien Deal-Sosa was studying state symbols with her fourth grade class in Chesterfield, New Hampshire when she had an idea: why not make the Virginia opossum, North America’s only ...

It was finally ready for its close-up. The rare Mount Lyell shrew was recently photographed for the first time by a group of college students. The pointy-nosed, beady-eyed, greyish-brown creature ...

Karen Wils photo A little vole pops up in his tunnel in the snow on a sunny January day. ESCANABA — Squeak, squeak, squeak — mouse, vole and shrew all hidden snug and warm beneath a quilt of white ...

If you’re not a biologist, the Mount Lyell shrew looks similar to other shrews that occupy the Sierra Nevada. It’s a small, grayish brown mammal with a pointy nose. Aside from its size ...

THE VILLAGE, OKLA (KOKH) — The Village Police Department (VPD) worked to de-escalate a situation between a dachshund and an opossum. According to VPD, Corporal Cary and Lieutenant Green ...

Two white opossums in Lake Villa. Martha Brynda Share Notes come from around Chicago outdoors and beyond. WILD OF THE WEEK Martha Brynda emailed a cool photo and question. “For several months we ...

In spite of the cold, however, there’s still wildlife activity in the yard at night. Several opossums continue to come onto the deck and eat the white millet seeds we throw out there for the birds.