There is nothing more frustrating than a gopher in your garden, but can a strong scent really repel the rodents? We'll ...

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North America has about 40 species of gophers or “pocket gophers,” which are ... grassy areas in the Midwestern and Western states. However, gophers will sometimes crop up in gardens and ...

WASHINGTON (CN) – Four subspecies of pocket gophers in Washington state may be protected under the Endangered Species Act. Click here to read Courthouse News’ Environmental Law Review. The U.S. Fish ...

Of all the rodents that Elizabeth Parsons has worked with—among them, mice, rats, and squirrels galore—pocket gophers are “probably the feistiest,” she told me. Aboveground, they’ve got ...

Scientists have identified a pocket-sized group of gophers as the only mammals — aside from humans — known to farm for a living. Detectable only by mounds of sandy soil that appear above ...

A genetically designed dog that fits into your pocket is unusual but is easier to find than the Mazama pocket gopher (Thomomys Mazama). About 30 biologists and volunteers have been looking for ...

Pocket gophers certainly don’t qualify as card-carrying 4-H members, but the rodents might be farming roots in the open air of their moist, nutrient-rich tunnels.