Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Like all plants, the locally native flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) varies slightly across its native range. A plant from one ...

From childhood, we grow up reading stories and watching films that portray wild animals as friendly and lovable characters.

I love dogs and cats, but exotic animals are my thing.” A native of Colorado Springs, Piccin-Shaw earned a bachelor’s of science in wildlife biology from Colorado State University before taking a job ...

It’s now the middle of March and, as usually happens, our weather is warm one day and cold the next. But even though they were short-lived, recent 70-degree temperatures pushed a lot of plants into ...

I'm urging you to garden with your neighbors. Not your human neighbors, although that might grow your sense of community. Nor the furry and feathered ones, though what I am about to advocate will ...

Quick Take North Carolina regulates exotic animals differently from many other states. Instead of relying on a single statewide law that clearly defines which exotic animals can or cannot be kept as ...

A young kinkajou was rescued in Washington state after it was found abandoned at a rest stop in Yakima, a city about 150 miles from Seattle. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Police officers ...

When it comes to owning an exotic animal as a household pet, few states are as lenient as Texas. In fact, the Lone Star State is downright generous when it comes to the freedom to choose even the most ...

Alabama’s exotic pet laws are stricter and more fragmented than many people expect. Instead of maintaining a single, ...

The fastest way to turn a room of typically demure, considerate, and thoughtful gardeners into an "Animal House" inspired food fight is to raise the topic of native and exotic plants. Former ...