ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — Police are searching for whoever cut locks and fencing on exhibits at a New Mexico zoo, allowing four animals, including a bobcat, to escape before they were quickly found nearby.

THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH IS INVESTIGATING SEVERAL CASES OF RABIES IN THE UPSTATE. FIRST, IN PICKENS COUNTY, A RACCOON TESTED POSITIVE FOR RABIES. IT WAS FOUND NEAR MOUNT CREEK ...

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FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The South Carolina Department of Public Health said multiple animals across the state have recently tested positive for rabies, including in two Upstate counties. A ...

Followers of this column will remember the story of Bob the bobcat, told here last February. Bob was spotted north of Duluth by good-hearted people who noticed he had something around his neck. With ...

Many Kansans think this state has too many furbearing predators — particularly raccoons, said Matt Peek. Peek, a wildlife biologist for the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, said he often hears ...

FORSYTH COUNTY - A raccoon in Forsyth County has tested positive for rabies, according to Forsyth County Environmental Health. The raccoon was captured July 16 in the Grad Cascades Subdivision. A dog ...

The bobcat population declined due to habitat change at the turn of the 20th century, and were put on the endangered species list in 1969. They were removed from that list in 2005, and now occupy 78 ...