Urban legends or urban wildlife? Creepy creature sightings might just be thriving city animals Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune Thu, October 31, 2024 at 10:00 AM UTC 7 min read ...

You’ll never see city animals the same way again after this no-holds-barred ranking. Mark Green resigns from Congress, ...

Urban legends often come with a dose of skepticism. (No, a killer with a hook hand has never terrorized necking couples.) But sometimes, these stories turn out to be true.

But they aren’t the only tactics for urban survival. A new study has uncovered four very different sets of traits that animals use to prosper in the city. “There isn’t one-size-fits-all for ...

A new study argues that religion, politics and war affect how animals and plants in cities evolve, and the confluence of these forces seem to be actively affecting urban wildlife in L.A.

How do city residents feel about animals in their immediate surroundings? A recent study shows how different the acceptance of various wild animals in urban areas is. Important factors are the ...

Yet some species do better in urban areas than in rural ones. Research is showing that animals of the same species that live in cities and the countryside are behaving differently.

Urban Animals Can’t Take the Heat, Study Finds A warming climate could make cities even less hospitable to wild mammals, according to new research.

Seth Magle, director of the Urban Wildlife Institute at Lincoln Park Zoo, is shown Sept. 28, 2023. Magle said he’s most concerned about animals that are already on the decline.