From snails to skunks, squirrels to cicadas, most of our neighbors are quiet and seldom interact with us, but they play ...

These ground squirrels of California, so familiar in the backyard where they can often be seen nibbling on seeds and nuts, ...

In a striking example of rapid adaptation, the physical form of urban rodents has changed to better suit the hustle and ...

Ornamental grasses can beautify your landscape, but they often act as an invitation to certain wildlife too. These grasses ...

Here's how to measure the critical root zone of a tree, so you'll know how to dig around it without injuring its roots.

It often starts quietly – a faint sound in the attic, strange scratching behind a wall, or small droppings near the pantry.

Dissecting the regurgitated nuggets is a popular classroom activity for educators and students alike. Here's a look inside ...

The latest lawsuit is part of nearly 20-year fight to protect the red tree vole that has lost 65% of its Oregon Coast old-growth habitat to logging and wildfire. Conservation groups are again going to ...

Several environmental groups are challenging the federal government’s determination that red tree voles in Oregon do not warrant threatened or endangered status. The Center for Biological Diversity ...

Depending on the species, voles construct surface or underground runways in areas with heavy ground cover. “Voles are active day and night, year-round,” says Robert Pierce, PhD, state extension ...

Environmentalists are challenging the Fish and Wildlife Service decision to not provide an Endangered Species Act listing for the red tree vole’s north Oregon population. Oregon’s red tree vole is ...

Three stories above the Field Museum’s exhibits, rows and rows of taxidermied chipmunks filled a tray in the museum’s mammal archives. Pointing to two of the oldest critters, mammalogist Stephanie ...