"The rescued animal was taken into custody." Officials thwart scheme after uncovering concerning scene inside wooden crate: ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --An African wild cat died after it was captured on Saturday night in north suburban Vernon Hills. Police said they received a report of a bobcat Saturday night in the Grosse Pointe ...

A serval, a species of exotic African wild cat, that had escaped a month ago from his owner’s Decatur, Illinois, apartment was recaptured. Servals have long legs, large ears and spots like those of a ...

A serval, not the one pictured, is on the loose in Illinois, officials said. Screengrab of Macon County Animal Control and Care Center's Facebook post A wild animal that was being kept as a pet cat in ...

Officials captured a wild African cat spotted wandering a suburban Ohio neighborhood. Screengrab from video by WKRC. A wild African cat seen wandering a suburban Ohio neighborhood has been captured ...

Animal control authorities in Decatur, Illinois, are on the prowl and looking for a serval, a species of exotic African wild cat, that escaped from his owner’s apartment. Servals have coloration and ...

EUREKA SPRINGS, Ark. — Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge welcomed a new serval from Tennessee after a family decided to rehome the cat. Zuri, a two-year-old serval, was recently surrendered to ...

EMERALD ISLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- At the beach, you might expect to hear about a shark bite, rip currents or even an alligator. But it's safe to say an encounter with an exotic African cat wasn't on most ...

An African serval taken from a kennel in a Houston garage by Harris County Constable Precinct 1. Harris County Constable Precinct 1 Facebook Page Texas police and wildlife agencies are investigating ...