Voles are rodents that closely resemble mice or hamsters. They are often called field mice because of their tendency to choose fields in which to live, says Dr. Nancy Troyano, board certified ...

Voles are small mammals that tend to have large heads, compact bodies, and short noses. Microtus means “small ear” and the voles of this genus have short ears that barely protrude from the fur ...

The woodland vole shows many adaptations for its burrowing lifestyle. The fur is short, soft, and silky, almost mole-like in texture. The front feet and claws are larger than those of its relatives.

What Do Prairie Voles Have to Do With It? Fisher’s work on the human neural mechanism of love built upon the work of social neuroscientists like Tom Insel of the NIH and Larry Young of Emory ...

ROSEVILLE -- Rodents are wreaking havoc in Roseville parks, but Placer County officials have found a creative way to give nature a chance to fight back. Josh Huntsinger says the vole population ...

I have been having a major problem with voles, despite my best attempts at barriers, and am wondering if there is anyone who would be able to advise me? As an example, I had a black oak seedling, one ...

I briefly mentioned a rodent called a vole. What I didn’t say is how destructive they can be. I once had them completely wreck a nice bed of thyme. Fortunately, the bed filled back in because of ...

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? A water vole (Arvicola ...