15 surprising facts about skunks
Skunks are one of the most misunderstood animals in the yard. People think they’re just “stink animals” that wander…
15 surprising facts about porcupines
Porcupines look slow and harmless, like a big walking pincushion that mostly minds its own business. Then you spend…
15 states where pheasant hunting is quietly improving
“Quietly improving” usually means one of two things: the wild bird numbers are trending up because winter/spring weather finally…
15 U.S. states where wolves are quietly reappearing in new corners
A lot of people picture wolves like they’re stuck in a handful of “wolf states,” way out in the…
The coyote behaviors that signal trouble around neighborhoods
Coyotes live around people in a lot of neighborhoods now, and that fact by itself is not always a…
The mountain lion behaviors that mean you’re being sized up
Most mountain lion sightings are exactly that: a sighting. The cat sees you, decides you are not worth the…
The warning behaviors a bear shows right before it charges
A bear rarely goes from calm to full commitment without showing you something first. The problem is that those…
Why dogs stop greeting you at the door and what it can mean
If you’ve had a dog that meets you at the door every single day, you know how noticeable it…
Why dogs suddenly get clingy — and when it can be a warning sign
Most dogs have their moments. Some days they want to be glued to you because you’ve been gone, because…
9 changes in an older dog that can mean it’s time to call the vet
Older dogs don’t usually fall off a cliff overnight. Most of the time, it’s a slow drift: a little…