The nose of this small rodent is yellowish orange, and thus another common name, the yellow-nosed vole. The rest of the body is yellowish to grayish brown above and silvery gray below. The ears ...

Wicket, a black Labrador mix, zigzagged through a hillside of ferns, nose to ground, and abruptly sat down near a tangled thicket, a clear signal that she had found something important. Could it be, ...

The Sonoma tree vole (Arborimus pomo) may not be as famous as the honey badger or the bald eagle, but this small creature holds its own unique charm. Hidden among the giants of Northern California’s ...

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 ...

Water voles are said to be Britain's fastest declining mammal Volunteers are being sought to survey river banks as part of ongoing efforts to save Britain's fastest declining mammal. The People's ...

The crystal-clear water races over the stones, a heron cries and the smell of wild mint rises on the warm air. But there is one thing missing from this bucolic scene: the telltale swish of the reeds ...

I knew our yard was in trouble during one of my many snow shoveling sessions this winter. What I uncovered with the snowblower was alarming. Like many of us, I cleared the snow away from the driveway ...