While myths about wildlife abound, most are patently false. Bats are not blind; big bears can’t climb trees and birds will not abandon a fledgling touched by a human, among other falsehoods.

My father-in-law, Wade Frazier, of White Pine, Tennessee, died Jan. 9. He was 81. At 6-feet-4, Frazier was a tall man with a ...

Throughout Florida’s history, its ecology has been entangled with fire. “We set good fires, or else we get bad ones,” says ...

Welcome to Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park, a hidden gem tucked away in Okeechobee, Florida. This vast expanse of ...

Groundhogs aren't the only creatures with the powers of prognostication. From badgers to woolly bear caterpillars, these other animals are said to predict the weather.

Nichols Arboretum, affectionately known as “The Arb” to locals, is like Central Park’s chill Midwestern cousin. This 123-acre ...

Local Palisades Fire relief efforts around animals have prioritized household pets, but there is still an entire animal kingdom left in ruin. As of Wednesday afternoon, the Palisades Fire had burned ...

NC humor columnist Mike Kerrigan considers how the common gray squirrel could inspire refinement in our parlance on National ...

In 2001, a wildlife rehabilitator named Christy Hargrove decided squirrels deserved a little respect. So she founded National ...

"Adult snakes and lizards are just the tip of the iceberg," said Prof William Sutherland, of the University of Cambridge. "If ...

A Colombian tree-frog found in a bunch of roses at a Sheffield florist is a warning of the rising danger of invasive species found on imported plants, scientists have said. A growing number of ...

Cricket frogs, native to Virginia and North Carolina, demonstrate an incredible ability to skitter across water surfaces, ...