Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mar. 24—It's not that Griffin Dill has anything against opossums. The director of the University of Maine Tick Lab just wants to ...

Whenever people say they don’t like opossums or they want to get rid of them, what they’re unknowingly saying is that they’d rather have more ticks around. An opossum’s abundant consumption of ticks ...

This story was originally published in March 2022. It’s not that Griffin Dill has anything against opossums. The director of the University of Maine Tick Lab just wants to set the record straight: ...

Unlike the cliche, familiarity doesn't seem to breed contempt. It breeds indifference instead. Why else would we take so little interest in one of the most fascinating of Alabama's wildife - the ...

What's the difference between an opossum and a possum? Are opossums really disease-driven? Explore the myths and misconceptions about the misunderstood opossum with wildlife filmmaker Alex Goetz. What ...