While gophers and groundhogs are often mistaken for one another, there are key differences in their size, appearance, ...

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. — Groundhog Day predictions about the coming of spring put the spotlight on Punxsutawney Phil every Feb. 2, but celebrating the midpoint between the shortest and darkest day of ...

According to folklore, if the groundhog can see his shadow on Groundhog Day, it’s a signal of six more weeks of winter. If he doesn’t, then an early spring is on the way.

Coyotes, bobcats, foxes, owls and hawks are the main predators of groundhogs. But snakes can easily enter a groundhog den and are also a great threat to young groundhogs.

Meanwhile, back in the front yard, another groundhog, familiar with the board game Clue, dug a tunnel from a den near a tree, extended it under the driveway that surfaced beneath a peony bush in a ...

When coyotes move in, groundhog numbers go down, he said. Traditional groundhog dens in open meadows and hayfields aren’t as numerous as they once were, he said.