A wandering coyote had a close encounter with a zooming toddler, which left mother and child very shaken but unhurt.

"The thief's movements were tightly tracked by people who heard about the theft," CBS News reported about the Chicago incident.

A petition to ban hunting and ranching in Oregon is nearing the number of signatures it needs to be placed on November's ballot.

A murder-for-hire plot involving hogs and a bottle of bourbon was exposed, leading the plotter to face a long prison sentence.

One police department recently had entirely too much fun sharing a social media post featuring a different sort of porch pirate.

His annual prediction and announcement that he had seen his shadow was translated by his handlers in the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club.

As the dangerous New World Screwworm makes its way north through Mexico, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has issued a disaster declaration.

"Some of the wildlife -- you can’t tell them, 'Don't go about your day, there's a bike race on,'” a sportscaster observed.

The fake reports complicated efforts to track real sightings. With actual leads exhausted, city officials quietly suspended the search.

After a woman was found dead in a suspected mountain lion attack in Colorado, authorities tracked down and killed two animals.