Northumberland is one of the few areas bucking the trend as water vole populations continue to decline in the UK. The National Water Vole Database Project report by The Wildlife Trusts has identified ...

Northumberland is one of the few areas bucking the trend as water vole populations continue to decline in the UK. The National Water Vole Database Project report by The Wildlife Trusts has ...

A study by the Wildlife Trusts found that water voles occupied 1,071 10km squares across England, Scotland and Wales in 2016. Just six years later, they were counted in just 652 10km squares ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Squirrels might look like adorable, nut-hoarding furballs, but some are ruthless predators that hunt, tear apart and devour small, mouse-like rodents called voles. That's the ...

WASHINGTON – Squirrels might look like adorable, nut-hoarding furballs but some are ruthless predators that hunt, tear apart and devour voles. That is the startling finding of a new study ...

They live in colonies and can have runways about one to two inches wide, with four to five flat entrance holes to the burrows concentrated in a small area. Voles feed and tunnel day and night.

The project examined how California ground squirrels, native to the state’s grasslands, adapt their behavior in response to environmental changes — in this case, a higher number of voles than ...

Experts in these areas are in plentiful supply after Sunday's heated sideline exchange between Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow and head coach Zac Taylor was hyper-scrutinized and ...

Flesh-eating squirrels which hunt down and devour voles have been spotted for the first time in the wild. Until now, squirrels were thought to be primarily vegetarian, cramming their cheeks full of ...

Now, scientists have found unprecedented evidence of another type of squirrel exhibiting carnivorous behaviors, including hunting, killing and eating voles, according to a new study. The research ...

The rodent has been spotted by stunned scientists hunting and feeding on voles. Ground squirrels are considered a granivorous species, eating seeds and grains. But it turns out they're more of an ...