Tennessee law states just which animals can be legally kept as a pet and which only belong in the zoo or the wild.

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency now ... TWRA says the owners had some permits through his office for some native animals and “they acquired animals.” Two of those animals were dwarf ...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – Tennessee is home to a variety of mammals, some large and others small. However, not all of those fur-covered, warm-blooded animals are native to the Volunteer State.

Tennessee and every other state has animals, plants and insects that aren't native to the region that they have taken up residence in. An invasive species is a plant or animal that is not native ...

(WATE) — On Thursday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed to list the eastern hellbender, a type of giant salamander in Tennessee and ... or killing the animals. Federal agencies will ...

Other invasive species which plague Tennessee include kudzu ... can also pose a threat to human health. "Non-native species are plants and animals living in areas where they do not naturally ...

Oct. 27 (UPI) --Wildlife officials in Tennessee said a white deer spotted on multiple occasions in the eastern part of the state is now believed to be a non-native species. The animal was ...