Area of Focus: Small Mammals

Researchers will test 58 species to monitor the potential for spillback to humans

As sea levels continue to rise in the Lower Keys, silver rice rats may run out of habitat

The method is being designed to replace the current two-shot approach

A settlement requires openings for animals to move between the U.S. and Mexico

Canada’s rarest mammal is returning thanks to captive breeding and reintroduction

The Standing Rock Sioux worked with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to reintroduce the endangered species to parts of the reservation

The foxes have come back from the brink of extinction, but their genetic diversity remains low

Females are emerging earlier in the spring

A variety of conditions affect how species might respond to environmental change due to differences in their ecological niches

Translocated beavers can improve the riparian ecosystem, even in arid areas of Utah