The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

Water voles are native rodents which live in wetlands and by rivers. They used to be widespread across the UK but numbers ...

Skunks are primarily insectivores, so they dig for their dinners. A common sign of skunks is the presence of 1 to 3-inch cone ...

Reducing the size of agricultural fields can significantly decrease vole populations in the landscape and thus reduce the damage these rodents cause to farmers, according to scientists. Smaller areas ...

Scientists studying 125 years of specimens from Chicago’s Field Museum found chipmunks and voles have evolved skull changes linked to urban living. Chipmunks developed larger skulls but shorter teeth, ...

Southern Water uses around 34,000 sewer level monitors across its network, which continually track flows and alert engineers to blockages or leaks.

It's 40 years since the Chernobyl disaster. This is what it has meant for wildlife living around the devastated nuclear power ...

Conservation surveys have revealed a wider-than-expected presence of endangered water voles in upland streams across Yorkshire, alongside a successful release of over 180 endangered white-clawed ...

A plan to improve Shropshire's wild spaces has been unveiled, aiming to restore habitats and protect wildlife. Under the 2021 ...

GARDENERS gearing up for a spring bloom are trying to find ways to protect their flowering florals. The deer population has ...

Are glazed pots bad for plants? Plant pros weigh in and share their best tips on how to pick the right pots for your plants.

A woman, who alleges she was raped after a night out, said she woke up to find a naked man having sex with her, an Oxford Crown Court jury heard.