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A broken-down car in a yard.

Home

Home seller cuts $25,000, but buyers still balk at neighbor's unkept yard

Two people using lawn equipment on grass, a red flower among greenery, and a cat sitting in tall grass.

Home

Virginia couple spent under $1,000 turning an overgrown acre into a wildlife retreat

An Eastern diamondback rattlesnake coiled on grass with its head raised.

Outdoors

Father and son spot plump eastern diamondback rattlesnake right in front of their Florida home

People celebrating protected land.

Outdoors

Maryland family turns 116-acre hunting farm into protected wildlife haven

A backyard with a swimming pool, patio furniture, and a surrounding fence.

Home

Homebuyer wants to fill in an in-ground pool, then learns it's easier said than done

A dog near a swimming pool.

Outdoors

Kansas dog loves chasing backyard bunnies, then gently lifts one from the pool

A wild landscape.

Outdoors

In England, 3 fox cubs pulled from a 6-inch gap between houses return to the wild

An opossum forages among leaves and twigs, near eggs on the ground.

Outdoors

Australia rescuer reaches for 'dead' possum stuck in gate before it suddenly opens its eyes

A water meter in a utility box next to a hedgehog resting on a blue towel in a container.

Outdoors

Hedgehog found 3 feet down water meter shaft rescued with old paint roller

A cluster of orange and black monarch butterflies completely covering branches with the sun behind them glowing through their wings.

Outdoors

Monarch butterfly population increases by 64%

A monarch butterfly feeding on milkweed.

Outdoors

Wisconsin inmates raise monarch butterflies behind bars, helping a species in decline

A pale possum peeks out from a wooden box on a tree branch.

Outdoors

Rare golden brushtail possum found limping in Australia makes safe return to the wild