The bank vole was first discovered in Ireland as recently as 1964 in Co Kerry. There is good evidence from genetic studies ...

Measuring only about 2- to 4-inches long, including their tail, the tiny shrews have reddish brown or grayish-brown fur, ...

Along with the holidays at this time of year, there is a tradition of a different type: the Christmas Bird Counts. Using Christmas only as the time when the counts are done, they are a look at what ...

But if you find their tunnels unsightly or have an especially troublesome shrew, the above methods should help you eliminate the problematic little mammal. You might have moles or voles if you ...

New study finds shrews to be possible hosts of Lyme disease on the Vineyard. A northern short-tailed shrew. —Giles Gonthier/Wikimedia Commons While mice have often been blamed as the primary hos ...

Visit www.adder.org.uk to learn more. The adder's diet varies but small mammals, such as mice, voles and shrews, as well as lizards, are on the menu. Nick Milton ...

That may still be true in many places. But on Martha’s Vineyard, the top culprit is another tiny mammal: the shrew. That finding, based on six years of gathering ticks from the island ...

Caption A California ground squirrel in Conta Costa County runs with a vole it hunted in its mouth. A study from UC Davis and University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is the first to document widespread ...

Michael John McGarr, award-winning garden designer and ecology expert, shares five simple tips to help garden creatures ...