Rodents happen to the best of us. "Rats are everywhere," says Garland Buckner, owner-operator of Rat Patrol. "They're in rich areas in Danville and rough areas in East Oakland. They aren't choosy." ...

Several families were able to experience first hand the beauty of a barn owl, a favorite of a local raptor center. Carlisle Reservation hosted Happy Hatch-Day Luna on the owl’s birthday, according to ...

When most people think of a pet, they consider the usual array of creatures, like dogs, cats, or fish. A few like small rodents like rats or guinea pigs. Some folks are into reptiles. And then, of ...

Hoosier, a barn owl with a gorgeous, snowy heart-shaped face, also is a puppy at heart. On a frigid late winter morning at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, the 15-year-old owl has checked off a couple of ...

DEAR JOAN: I recently erected an owl box in hopes of attracting a great horned owl to help take care of the neighborhood rat problem. But now two of my neighbors are mad at me. They say owls will hoot ...

Photographer’s description: “We have owls nesting in our yard and the surrounding forest, but rarely do they come down to our deck. This barred owl landed on the railing, carefully checked out the ...