Use barriers such as chicken wire over the soil to deter digging. In addition, although it’s not the prettiest solution, a chicken wire enclosure erected around pots (including overhead) keeps them ...

You and I share the planet with lots of other creatures. Quite a few of them can be very problematic. A year ago, I shared with you how chipmunks had ruined my patio made with concrete pavers. The ...

Rodents make up almost half of all mammals. A study looks at how the evolution of a tiny thumbnail may have propelled their spread across the globe. In the ’90s cartoon “Pinky and the Brain,” the ...

Back-to-school season is important to everyone—even our pets. One family in Connecticut helped their cats celebrate the end of summer by hosting a picnic with their closest friends: the squirrels.

LA PLATA COUNTY, Colo. — Officials are investigating a large die-off of prairie dogs in southern Colorado and suspect that ...

Animals often rely on instincts and strategies that look shocking to human eyes. These behaviors can involve unusual hunting ...

Fat Bear Week, a March Madness-style contest that pits a dozen Alaskan brown bears against one another in single-elimination ...

This summer, it seems there has been more crabgrass than usual in lawns, even in more established areas of lawns. This annual ...

Before intervening, observe the animal to see if it truly needs help, as parents may be nearby. If an animal is injured, place it in a secure, warm, dark, and quiet box away from people and pets. Use ...

It also keeps squirrels busy, so they leave your other bird feeders alone, too. Have you spent way too much time and energy trying to deter squirrels from bird feeders using crazy contraptions and ...