Raccoons and possums are often confused with one another. After all, they’re both likely to spend some time sifting through your garbage cans, and they are both known for being nocturnal. So, if you ...

After last weekend’s storm, a scrawny raccoon, a hipster skunk and a tubby opossum took a stroll through Hardberger Park West. They stopped as they neared the glow coming from the closes-at-midnight ...

Stephen Colbert said he was shocked the viral Virginia raccoon liquor store break-in didn't happen in Florida. Why it matters ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Have you tasted raccoon or opossum? Those were two things Mark Twain put on his list of favorite American foods. Author Andrew ...

Pepé Le Pew, Rascal and Pogo maybe cute characters on the screen, but skunks, raccoons and opossums are a nuisance in the backyard. They can even be dangerous. Classified as vertebrate pests by the UC ...

ATLANTA — Georgia's Department of Natural Resources is proposing new rules that would expand the hunting season for raccoons and opossums. The agency is proposing to eliminate the trapping season on ...

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.

NEW ORLEANS — Some neighbors on the Westbank are at wit's end. They said they've had to deal with some nuisance wildlife over the years, but in the last year, it's out of control. And they have ...