Nature is a beautiful thing, but sometimes it can wreak havoc on a garden. Insects and wildlife have to eat, of course, and ...

Microtus means “small ear” and the voles of this genus have short ears that barely protrude from the fur surrounding them. The meadow vole is a typical representative of this group and has dull fur ...

These were not just ordinary water-voles, but Grantchester Meadow Water-Voles, made tamer than most by living on the left ...

Population levels, precipitation, and the relative abundance of other small mammals such as meadow vole influence local distribution in marginal habitat. Red-backed voles build nest 7.6-10.2 cm (3-4 ...

Voles. Also referred to as field or meadow mice, voles are small rodents three to nine inches in size (depending upon the species). They look a lot like hamsters, which are their close relatives.

Plant Medic columnist Ricky Kemery suggests making sure younger trees have their lower trunks protected so rabbits can't ...

“And, so they’ve gotten to all my flower beds.” The culprits, it turns out, are voles. Also known as meadow or field mice, the small rodents are related to lemmings and hamsters. “Smaller ...

Given that voles and other animals generally spend more time grooming in response to reproductively active, opposite-sex conspecifics than to reproductively quiescent opposite-sex conspecifics, ...