If you've uncovered a rabbit nest, you may wonder if you should rush out to rescue the babies, which can actually be detrimental. Here's what to do instead.

Something occurred to me recently that I’d never thought of before: porcupine birth. Yeah. Ouch, right? Covered head to tail ...

Here’s how North America’s smallest — and undeniably — cutest rabbit might gain a foothold in Washington's scrubland.

Mink might look cute in photos, but they aren't very nice. They are fast, clever and deadly predators, taking down critters bigger than themselves — ...

Contrary to claims that well-fed cats pose little threat to wildlife, hunting and hunger are not linked in domestic cats. Well-fed cats become stronger hunters. One classic study documented continuous ...

Rural Nelson County is home to plenty of wildlife, but the sheriff’s office was not prepared for a recent call about one ...

On Jan. 19, 2026, the body of B.C. teen Piper James was found on K’gari, an island off the coast of Queensland. It was discovered in the early hours of the morning, surrounded by a pack of dingoes. An ...

In an excerpt from her new book 'One Bad Mother,' Ej Dickson tracks how vaccine skepticism turned a swath of women into extremists.

Robert McCrum, The IndependentTwenty-seven short years ago, the Gruffalo lumbered into the beloved bestiary that includes the ...

The Gruffalo returns: How Axel Scheffler created the greatest monster in children’s literature for a generation - MCCRUM ON ...

When there’s not much to choose from, those of us who’ve been around a long time may say there are slim pickings. I’m not ...

Apologies to all otters, ferrets, badgers, ferret-badgers, weasels, fishers, polecats, wolverines, martens, and grisons, but ...