About the size of a cat, possums (real name, Opossum, but most of us drop the O) are North America’s only marsupial and can be found throughout most of the United States. Though a shy, nocturnal ...

New Zealand home cooks are frying up possum as meat prices soar, but food safety experts have warned it’s not a good idea. Possums are a protected species in Australia and it’s illegal to hunt them ...

An article in this month's issue of "Smithsonian" magazine entitled "A Few Miles of Land Arose From the Sea -- and the World Changed" by John F. Ross got me thinking about opossums. The article ...

Our resident garden expert reveals how to keep your plants from being eaten alive by these nighttime creatures. Possums love spring. In fact, possums are one of the few native animals to have done ...

If you think possums are funny-looking, threatening pests that should be destroyed if they set so much as a paw on your property, you're probably in the majority. However, you are still sorely ...

Hopefully these past two weeks’ columns won’t upset any possum fan clubs out there as my intent isn’t to write a smear campaign, but rather to simply separate fact from fallacy regarding our marsupial ...

Animals and liquor stores don’t mix. Earlier this year a peacock broke into a liquor store and became a viral sensation after doing $500 worth of damage. Just last month, a man got drunk and tried to ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – If you’re looking to get some exercise and help out a great cause, check out the 2021 Corryton Possum Chase 8-miler and 2-miler. Proceeds of the race benefit the Corryton ...