MIDDLETOWN, Delaware -- "I never looked at a groundhog from this point of view before," said Jeff Permar. Typically thought to be a nuisance, groundhogs have become the lifelong gardener's best ...

The groundhog shown in the movie Groundhog Day looks like a cute little creature, but, when colonize your yard, there's nothing cute about these animals. A groundhog (Marmota monax)—otherwise known as ...