CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Outrage after gruesome video shows a group of people set an opossum on fire in Charlotte. North Carolina ...

Here’s how to discourage pesky possums from hanging around your house and yard. With its rat-like tail and hairless ears, the humble opossum doesn’t get a lot of respect. But North America’s ...

Animals like Polly the Opossum are a part of the Dakota Zoo’s Wild Expedition program, a program where the animals come to ...

Another way to be considerate to opossums who might appear in your yard in any season, according to Karvonen? “Be aware of what your pets are doing. Since they ‘play dead,’ opossums don’t ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — North Carolina wildlife officials are investigating a disturbing case of animal cruelty after a video ...

In our yards, opossums: As a mid-level predator, they also play important roles in the greater ecosystem, including: Keeping populations of smaller animals like mice and rats in check; Providing ...

and cowboy boots carries the opossum by its tail through Banita Creek Hall and out the front door. The honky-tonk hero is named Jessica White, per KETK, but she has been dubbed the "possum queen ...

To mitigate the increasingly out-of-control rat epidemic in Brooklyn, city officials let opossums loose in public parks and underneath the Coney Island boardwalk, so that the opossums could maim ...

is helping to educate the public about the important role opossums play in the ecosystem. Opossums, often mistaken for rodents, are actually marsupials and are the only marsupial species found in ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — North Carolina wildlife officials are investigating a disturbing case of animal cruelty after a video showing an opossum being set on fire began circulating on social media in ...