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

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 ...

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

Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation will pair members and landowners and make arrangements for “responsible and ethical” control ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...