Area of Focus: Mammals

The plains the rodents burrow in are being lost to agriculture and grazing

Introduced for hunting, axis deer populations are exploding

Gov. Polis signed into law an effort to return the predators to the state

Researchers found a “strong species barrier” protects people from the disease

Temperatures are so high, the monkeys are falling from the trees

Most wild pigs are hybrids, offering clues to distinguish them from domestic pigs

A bill seeks to create an experimental population

Environmental scientist Ben Goldfarb speaks with CDFW

Researchers combined sounds from the sea with views from the air

Grain spills around farmers’ houses can attract bears and cause conflict with humans