Meet Mirasol, one very, VERY large rat. “She’s about 1.7 kilograms,” says Jenny Egan, the Senior Area Manager for the Maryland Zoo at Baltimore.

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Goldfarb highlighted how beavers' impact reaches far and wide — from supporting species like the boreal toad, which breeds in beaver ponds, to helping juvenile cutthroat trout thrive in the ...

The prairie dog caught in Trap 69 was angry. And who could blame her? After waking up in her burrow on a mid-September ...

New York City’s cold snap is good news for the city’s rat catchers - New York’s ‘rat czar’ Kathleen Corradi says the weather ...

"Cui bono?" (who benefits) is a time-tested phrase in the legal world, but we need to apply it to our new business world, too ...

Once a familiar sight along Britain’s riverbanks, water voles now face extinction—thanks to a new predator. Can these promising conservation programs save them?

Explore the role of preclinical MRI in studying neurological diseases, with a focus on advanced cellular and molecular ...

Snakes play a critical role in the biodiversity and health of India’s ecosystems. Edwin and his team are measuring the rat snake population in this fast growing agricultural area, where the large ...

A risk assessment by the Department of Conservation looked at 1145 species of birds, bats, lizards, and frogs, insects and ...

Here we weigh up the pros and cons of each of the 10 biggest islands (by area), ranking ... from Sali to Veli Rat. The main attraction is Saharun (AKA Sakarun) beach, served by one-day excursion ...

With their pristine fur and dark almond eyes, arctic foxes are possibly one of the most beautiful mammals to have lived in ...