The Government of Alberta is calling for strychnine to be unbanned for use on Richardson's ground squirrels, commonly ...

What is a “golden gopher"? It’s the 13-lined ground squirrel, a relative of prairie dogs. Ground squirrels and their prairie-dog brethren are primarily westerners.

We can thank the University of Minnesota for popularizing an obscure but charismatic little mammal. In 1926, Clarence Spears, coach of the football team, officially branded the squad the “Golden ...

According to the Penn State Extension, squirrel holes are small, shallow, and typically 1 to 2 inches in diameter. 2 No tunnels or raised soil, unlike mole or gopher activity.

That mischievous gopher might steal the scene in the classic comedy “Caddyshack,” but you’ll undoubtedly want to channel Bill Murray’s energy in getting rid of that rodent, should you ever ...

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 ...

The mischaracterization of the gopher began with a political cartoon by R.O. Sweeny, according to a 1997 Star Tribune article. The 1857 cartoon depicted humanized gophers – which were actually ...

The history, and evolution, of Goldy Gopher 03:06. MINNEAPOLIS — He's a quiet guy with a big head and big teeth, and you see him every day at the University of Minnesota.. In this edition of ...

Ranchers and farmers have fewer options for controlling gophers, but encouraging predators and managing the environment may help.

We can thank the University of Minnesota for popularizing an obscure but charismatic little mammal. In 1926, Clarence Spears, coach of the football team, officially branded the squad the “Golden ...