Wildlife

As warmer weather hits Minnesota, wildlife encounters rise. Discover why the DNR urges you to leave deer fawns undisturbed this spring.

There are more armadillos in Missouri than you think.

There's a trail cam in Illinois that has captured video of yet another huge bobcat including the crazy sound it makes as it wanders by.

Missouri has just issued stern warnings about black bears who are now fully awake from their winters nap.

Witness the serene beauty of a wolf gliding across frozen Big Rice Lake, as local debates heat up over its impact on Minnesota's ecosystem and ranchers' livelihoods.

This is the peak coyote breeding season which makes pet encounters in Missouri even more dangerous.

It was exactly one year ago when the last official mountain lion sighting happened in Missouri.

There's nothing to see here. That seems to be what a bear in southern Missouri was trying to tell a man who shared video of the animal pretending it's completely innocent next to a tree he's about to devour.

You can't kill a mountain lion in Missouri as they are a protected species unless it's done in self-defense. There is now a report that a Missouri man who killed one of these big cats in November has been officially charged because of that incident.

One of the fun aspects of living in many parts of Missouri is you never know when your front yard can suddenly become a scene from Wild Kingdom.