Southland's possum control model faces a rethink after monitoring found some areas well above targets, including one record result.

Researchers didn't set out to turn possums into python meals, but their study nevertheless suggests a novel way to curb the invasive snake population in Florida. As the Tampa Bay Times explains, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Possums can be the subject of cute fascination, morbid curiosity (quite literally, these creatures play dead as a defense ...

Tularemia is a disease that affects humans and other animals. It is caused by infection with the bacterium Francisella tularensis and is commonly spread by biting insects or by direct contact with an ...

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FRANKFORT TOWNSHIP, Ill., Nov. 1 (UPI) --An Illinois man suspicious of a seemingly dead opossum left the animal alone with a video camera to catch it living up to its name. The Frankfort Township man ...