Pets and livestock have long been selected based on traits such as friendliness, diet, and ease of management. But not every animal that could be useful ever got the spotlight.

Many first-time chicken keepers don’t understand just how dangerous it can be inside a coop. Backyard flocks are vulnerable to wild predators, neighborhood pets, extreme weather, and infectious ...

Learn how to identify common garden snakes and quickly tell which species are harmless and which require caution.

Death Valley’s wildlife beats the odds in a place defined by extremes. The hottest, driest, and lowest landscape in the ...

Household pests are far more than minor annoyances. They are a serious issue that can threaten both your health and your ...

Residents document accelerating rat infestations across Treasure Valley. Official rat control efforts are slowed by Idaho statute, jurisdictional hurdles. Experts urge vigilance, preparedness to ward ...

An archaeologist reveals what she learned from sifting through a 200-year-old rat nest recovered from a historic Philadelphia ...

Rat-obsessed Mayor Eric Adams signed an executive order Wednesday to create a “Rodent Mitigation” office as another parting ...

HOUSTON – Dozens of rats have made Houston’s City Hall their nocturnal playground, scurrying across sidewalks and diving into burrows on the building’s front lawn just days before the city’s annual ...

An urgent appeal has been launched after two poorly pet rats were dumped in the pouring rain at the gates of a Birmingham park. One of the domestic rats sadly had to be put down after they were found ...