They also identified an apparent shift in the distribution of porcupines away from forested areas and toward grassland and desertscrub habitats. Porcupines have no legal protections in any state.

Porcupines might be considered a prickly bunch, but you’ll discover these animals are quite docile once you learn more about them. When a porcupine feels threatened, it tenses up and attacks ...

1) The Cape porcupine, scientifically known as the ‘Hystrix africaeaustralis’, grows up to 1 meter long and weighs between 10 to 24kg in weight. This species is the world’s largest porcupine ...

They’re seeing more porcupines in grassland and desert scrub habitat, and less in forested areas. Miller: I can give you one more anecdotal tidbit here, which is probably worth nothing ...

“Where we have what we considered historically good porcupine habitat, we’ve had porcupines there for many years, but we’re slowly starting to see porcupines expand that range ...

A father-son duo of Cape porcupines and an upgraded habitat for resident tortoises are ready for visitors at the Greenville Zoo. The Mary H. Huse Africa Plaza opened on Friday, steps away from the ...

Once confined to the region’s forests, the porcupines – a protected species in Jammu and Kashmir – have ventured into saffron farms, driven by deforestation, habitat loss and climate change.

A porcupine made a daring escape and was picked ... keeping them in check is vital because Tennessee is not their natural habitat, meaning escaped pets could disrupt the environment.

Officials shared six funny and cute porcupine facts with their Facebook followers. “A porcupine, aka Needle Beaver, has approximately 30,000 quills on its body. (Not a hugger. We repeat.

The Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota says several people contacted them about a porcupine spotted in North St. Paul. A volunteer with Wildlife Rehabilitation & Release, Inc. was called ...

The newborn porcupine explores his surroundings after being delivered via C-section at San Diego Zoo. Ken Bohn San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance In a first for the species, a porcupine mom gave ...