With its rat-like tail and hairless ears, the humble opossum doesn’t get a lot of respect. But North America’s only native marsupial, or pouched animal, plays a valuable role in nature. “Opossums are ...

Pepé Le Pew, Rascal and Pogo maybe cute characters on the screen, but skunks, raccoons and opossums are a nuisance in the backyard. They can even be dangerous. Classified as vertebrate pests by the UC ...

DEAR JOAN: We have an opossum living at the base of a shrub in our side yard. We generally don’t go near there, only when we take the garbage to the curb weekly. California Voice: Risk of lab ...