Courthouse News' western bureau chief's recent run-in with North America's only marsupial species is also a lesson for humanity living in the age of Covid. Western Bureau Chief for Courthouse News ...

Chances are, you’ve seen an opossum — known by many as a “possum” — in the headlights of your car or at the edge of your yard, startled by the motion-activated floodlight on your back porch. Maybe it ...

DEAR JOAN: Recently, we had an unusual sighting in our backyard — a mother opossum carrying her babies. Is there anything that we can or should do to help protect the mother and her babies? Jennifer W ...

With its rat-like tail and hairless ears, the humble opossum doesn’t get a lot of respect. But North America’s only native marsupial, or pouched animal, plays a valuable role in nature. “Opossums are ...

70 million years ago dinosaurs roamed the earth; they are gone, but one of their companions remains: the opossum. The ones we have around here are the Virginia opossum. The only North American ...

A few days ago, I was talking to some of my friends about a surprise visitor that showed up the other night on the backyard patio deck. “Was it one of those behemoth black bears?” one asked. “I bet it ...