Learn why Alabama chose the black bear as state mammal and how conservation is guiding this shy forest neighbor’s return.

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Each state is unique for its landscape, culture and various emblems. State symbols like official birds, trees, flags and flowers are common, but did you know some states have some uncommon ones? For ...

Ringtail is Arizona’s state mammal, designated in 1986 to highlight regionally tied symbols. Ringtails are nocturnal, desert-adapted raccoon-like carnivores about the size of a house cat with a ringed ...

Everywhere you look in Wyoming, on license plates, signs, brochures, and the state flag, a large, shaggy bison appears. Long ...

A mammal that was once considered eradicated from the state of Ohio is now colonizing again in the state, biologists say.The Ohio Department of Natural Resources said fishers, a mammal related to ...

Oregon calls itself the Beaver State, a designation that reflects more than symbolism. Long before lawmakers made the beaver ...

North Carolina lawmakers spent the past five months mulling whether to honor various animals and even whether to oust the gray squirrel as the state mammal, a position it has held since 1969. Animals ...

Many people begin to think about scary things as the Halloween season approaches and bats are often among the things that elicit fear and dread. Hollywood’s portrayal of bats are primarily negative ...