The CDC describes rat lungworm as a parasite found in rats, whose larvae are shed in rat feces and then taken up by snails ...

Scientists have confirmed that two marsupial species, known only from ancient fossils for more than 7,000 years, are still alive in New Guinea-discovered through a combination of Indigenous knowledge, ...

Rat lungworm, a parasite that can infect certain animals and humans and prove fatal, was found in wild opossums, rats and a wallaby at the San Diego Zoo, according to a new study published by the U.S.

After hearing concerns about the welfare of animals inside a Dayton, Ohio, home, the humane society rescued 137 animals.

A brain-invading worm spread by rats and snails is making inroads into the United States. A study this week seems to show the ...

The March 6, 2026, issue of Statehouse Report offers an analysis of what’s going on in the Statehouse with two different tax cut proposals. In a commentary, Andy Brack highlights a strange critter he ...

It wasn’t another strange bill that somebody introduced. Or an argument that happened between two irritated politicians. Or even some new salacious scandal that made tongues wag.

A neurological disease called rat lungworm has been found in wild animals and one zoo animal in San Diego County, marking its ...

A four-year-old border terrier named Scout is helping to wipe out one of New Zealand's most destructive pests on the Otago Peninsula, the New Zealand Herald reported. Scout is a c ...

Health minister pledges to work quickly to improve hygiene after mould outbreak in Sydney’s Royal Prince Alfred hospital left two patients dead ...

STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two animals are in recovery after they were rescued from a deadly house fire last week. Two opossums lived under the Cherry Street house. 28/22 News met with ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Wildlife Rescue (AWR) said it recently received five orphaned opossums that were found all alone. Orphaned opossums at Austin Wildlife Rescue (AWR photo) Orphaned opossums at ...