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An Annamite striped rabbit in a breeding facility in Thailand.

Already disappearing, Southeast Asia’s striped rabbits now caught in global pet trade

Spoorthy Raman 25 Nov 2025
A squirrel in Central Park.

What Central Park’s Squirrel Census says about conservation tech: Interview with Okala’s Robin Whytock

Abhishyant Kidangoor 12 Nov 2025
Video of a brown rat catching a bat at Segeberger Kalkberg. Image courtesy of Gloza-Rausch et al., 2025 (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).

Europe’s under-pressure bats face ‘astonishing’ threat: Ambush by rats

Shreya Dasgupta 7 Nov 2025

As Singapore heats up, pests are seeking refuge indoors

Robin Hicks 9 Oct 2025
With thick coats and broad paws, Canada lynx are supremely adapted to deep snow.

New research sheds light on Canada lynx-snowshoe hare cycle, human impacts

Ruth Kamnitzer 14 May 2025
A wild boar at Parsa National Park.

Study reveals untold, and unprotected, wildlife wealth of Nepal’s Madhesh province

Abhaya Raj Joshi 2 May 2025

The newest wildlife crime-fighting superheroes in town (cartoon)

Rohan Chakravarty 1 Apr 2025
Banner image of a roof rat (Rattus rattus) by Rhett A. Butler/Mongabay.

Surge in rat numbers linked to climate warming, urbanization: Study

Kristine Sabillo 7 Feb 2025
A Desmarest’s hutia in Cuba.

That Cuban rodent species you never knew about? Turns out it’s two species

Jeremy Hance 6 Dec 2024
Seabirds on Redonda Island cliffs.

From rat-ridden to reserve, Redonda is an island restoration role model

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 27 Sep 2023
Young beaver grooming itself. Image courtesy of Cheryl Reynolds via Wikimedia Commons.

NASA satellites reveal restoration power of beavers

Jeremy Hance 11 Sep 2023
Wandering albatross on Marion Island.

S. Africa to purge bird-eating mice from key albatross breeding island

Leonie Joubert 5 Jul 2023
The Kyiv Zoo captive breeds European hamsters before they are released into the wild. Photo by Bogdan Skulskii for the Kyiv Zoo.

Ukrainian biologists fight to protect conservation legacy

Marlowe Starling 22 Feb 2023

‘Grumpiest cat’ leaves its calling card on the world’s highest mountain

Abhaya Raj Joshi 31 Jan 2023
Fishes in a coral reef.

Invasive rats topple ecological domino that affects reef fish behavior

John Cannon 20 Jan 2023
Jayna DeVore and Simon Ducatez approaching Hiraanae motu.

Rat killers in paradise: An eradication program remakes a tropical atoll

David Helvarg 10 Nov 2022
Leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis).

Study assesses wildlife exposure to rat poison on oil palm plantations

Sean Mowbray 13 Jul 2022

Seeing the maligned urban rat in a new light: Q&A with Michael Parsons

Jansen Baier 9 Sep 2021

New study shows where to focus efforts to save long-neglected small mammals

Shreya Dasgupta 23 Aug 2021

Black Death aside, we know surprisingly little about rodents and disease

Liz Kimbrough 9 Aug 2021

Hantavirus study shows restoring forests can reduce zoonotic disease risk

Anna Nordseth 11 May 2021

On a Philippine volcano, an eruption-proof mouse rules the roost

Leilani Chavez 23 Feb 2021

The queen sets the tone: Deciphering the dialects of naked mole-rats

Romi Castagnino 8 Feb 2021

Environmental justice and urban rat infestations

Mike Gaworecki 6 Aug 2019

Those kicks were fast as lightning: Kangaroo rats evade deadly snake strikes

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 4 Apr 2019

In the Solomon Islands, making amends in the name of conservation

John Cannon 19 Feb 2019

Beavers matter more than you think

Mike Gaworecki 7 Aug 2018

Plant communities roar back after rat removal from Pacific islands

Mongabay.com 19 Jul 2018

Coral reefs thrive next to rat-free islands, new study finds

John Cannon 11 Jul 2018

How an island of mice is changing what we know about evolution

Morgan Erickson-Davis 17 May 2018

Camera trap videos capture biodiversity of conservation area in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula

Mike Gaworecki 23 Apr 2018

Efforts to save island wildlife from extinction get a boost from new database

Mike Gaworecki 10 Jan 2018

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