The Surprising Benefits of Having Opossums in Your Yard, According to Wildlife Experts

Ahead, wildlife experts share all of the reasons why you should welcome opossums into your yard. Opossums are one of nature’s hardest-working cleanup crews, says Peter Gros, wildlife expert and ...
Daily Hampshire Gazette

Speaking of Nature: Light, darkness, and the ‘slow processors’ of winter: How an encounter with a backyard marsupial brightened a dejected sick day

This young opossum made a surprise appearance on Bill Danielson's deck just a few days before Christmas. His wife loved its pink nose. BILL DANIELSON / For the Gazette And now for something completely ...
WAMC

University of Vermont seminar offers tips for tick protection

Ticks are becoming more prevalent in the Northeast. An online seminar Wednesday evening offered information on identifying ticks, the diseases they carry, how to protect people, pets and livestock and ...
Berkshire Eagle

When an opossum came calling: A close encounter with America’s only marsupial

It was that surprisingly warm Friday last week when our hopes for a white Christmas seemed to be dashed to smithereens. I was home, sick, and I had gotten up at about 7 a.m., which is late for me.