Environmentalists are challenging the Fish and Wildlife Service decision to not provide an Endangered Species Act listing for the red tree vole’s north Oregon population. Oregon’s red tree vole is ...

Usually, when a large rodent “declares” there will be six more weeks of winter, the correct response is either a deep sigh, a groan, or total ambivalence. This year, however, might we engage in a ...

They may not be everyone’s favorite animal, but a pair of pouched rats at the Oregon Zoo are helping change perceptions about how rodents can save lives. Capri and Sun, a pair of East African savanna ...

New research shows that more Pacific Northwest rodents than expected carry hantavirus, Scientific American reports. In an article headlined “A shocking number of Pacific Northwest rodents may carry ...

A hantavirus that can cause a deadly respiratory illness in humans may be more common in rodent populations in parts of the Pacific Northwest than previously re ...

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