A Texas rodent threatened by habitat loss may be one step closer to receiving protections under the Endangered Species Act. On Wednesday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed to list the Texas ...

Sula Vanderplank, Museum research associate and science advisor at Terra Peninsular, holding a San Quintin kangaroo rat in Baja California. Scott Tremor, San Diego Natural History Museum Museum ...

LOS GATOS, Calif. - An almost extinct, rare rodent has reemerged in Santa Clara County. Previously thought to exist only in Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park and nowhere else on earth, the Santa Cruz ...

It's the classic predator-prey matchup. A stealthy rattlesnake, patiently waiting for the right moment to strike a seemingly unsuspecting and vulnerable kangaroo rat. But high-speed video from ...