Possums can be the subject of cute fascination, morbid curiosity (quite literally, these creatures play dead as a defense mechanism) or a nuisance to homeowners. Perhaps your knowledge of possums ...

Possums have an unusual skill that helps protect them in the wild. Read all about what really happens when a possum plays ...

WAYNESBORO, Va. (WRIC) — The Wildlife Center of Virginia is asking for help to name the new male opossum that has joined their ambassador team. The opossum arrived at the center in October 2024, and ...

Roanoke – The Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center has welcomed a new ambassador opossum, and it needs a name. The male opossum suffers from metabolic bone disease due to being kept as an illegal pet ...

There has always been information about wild animals passed down through generations that, while passed off as facts, turn out to be nothing more than tall tales or myths. A few likely started out ...

CHARLES CITY COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — About a month ago, Chickahominy Wildlife admitted an opossum with extensive injuries into the Wildlife Center of Virginia. The opossum suffered two fractures in her ...

Oliver came to the WCV in April 2022. Courtesy of Wildlife Center of Virginia. The Wildlife Center of Virginia made the difficult decision Saturday to euthanize an animal ambassador for several health ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Great Plains Nature Center Director Amanda Alessi brought in Peanut, a Virginia opossum, to KSN’s Wild Side Tuesday afternoon. Opossums are the only marsupial in North America. ...