RJ Bigham details how he and his wife Jessica created a sanctuary for dozens of turtles and tortoises in Coker, Alabama.

Many Native Americans are marking ceremonies like graduations with bald eagle feathers, a form of reverence for the bird they ...

The so-called Rescissions Bill strips all the money from public media, like the Public Broadcasting Service and National ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi is one step closer to a federal Sentinel Landscape designation through the advancement of a ...

Gray rat snakes are among the most common snakes in Mississippi. Their unique body shape helps them climb almost anything.

Speckled kingsnakes are likely the most recognized and respected snakes in Mississippi and have earned the title of king of ...

The Roy Howard Community Journalism Center’s “What Is True?” team identified a social media claim suggesting Mississippi homeowners can trap raccoons on their property at any time. That claim is false ...

A black bear has been spotted in Jo Daviess and Carroll Counties. Here's how to keep yourself safe from bear encounters.

The State Board of Animal Health this week declared Indiana's bird flu outbreak over after more than four years and following the destruction of some 8 million infected egg-laying chickens that ...

The Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa are building a sanctuary for bald eagles found sick and injured across a large swath ...

World Atlas calls 4 Mississippi lakes the most snake-infested in the state. Know how to ID venomous snakes and tell them ...