The rat of the famed Chicago Rat Hole was almost certainly a squirrel

The Chicago Rat Hole was the city’s hottest new attraction last year. Tourists swarmed to a quiet residential neighborhood to see the decades-old imprint of a rodent pressed into sidewalk concrete.

National Feral Cat Day: How cats living on the street are being helped in Mecklenburg County

Mecklenburg County is home to around 200,000 cats that live on the street. An expert joined WCNC+ to discuss how you can help.

Experts stunned by 'exceptional' revival of near-extinct bird: 'Not seen in other endangered populations'

"Many endangered species struggle to recover even with intensive conservation measures," first author Daichi Tsujimoto said. ...

Mecklenburg County faces growing feral cat population crisis

Friends of Feral Felines urges Mecklenburg County residents to use trap-neuter-return to manage the rapidly growing community ...