Area of Focus: Small Mammals

January 7, 2025

Hook-headed parasite may be killing island foxes

Intestinal worm could complicate recent recovery, especially during drought

January 6, 2025

Modeling American pika distribution based on what they leave behind

A model taking into account past evidence of pika presence can inform how they’ll perform amidst climate change

January 2, 2025

Squirrels feast on…voles?

Scientists had only known them to eat nuts, seeds or grains

November 12, 2024

Urbanization challenges Eurasian red squirrels 

Changes in the squirrels’ genetics have occurred in the last 30 years

November 4, 2024

Rats could help fight illegal wildlife trade 

African giant pouched rats can sniff out illegally trafficked wildlife species

October 30, 2024

JWM: What mammals are endemic to the Alexander Archipelago? 

Two decades of studies reveal which species are endemic to the archipelago in southeastern Alaska

October 28, 2024

Environmental DNA reveals beaver presence

The technique can help wildlife managers looking to track translocated mammals

October 1, 2024

WSB: Overcoming cats’ phobias can help save other wildlife

Neophobia—the fear of new things—keeps felines away from control devices in Australia

September 27, 2024

Reversing effects of inbreeding in red foxes

Researchers think “genetic rescue” is a possibility

September 17, 2024

Wildlife Vocalizations: Hannah Leeper

TWS member recalls how beaver trapping inspired the direction of her studies