Even astute biologists confuse the pygmy shrew with the abundant masked shrew which it closely resembles, and positive identification in the field is difficult. In hand, the pygmy shrew, which ...

However, their data remain inconclusive, and may reflect a tendency for smoky shrews to achieve dense populations within pockets of suitable habitat instead on exhibiting a complex social structure.

WASHINGTON (CN) – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced that it has reduced the critical habitat designation for the endangered Buena Vista Lake Shrew in California to less than half of ...

With a voracious appetite for insects, a long snout, and beady little eyes, the Buena Vista Lake ornate shrew is one intriguing mammal. Today, 95 percent of its former one-million-acre wetland and ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Chalk one up for the Buena Vista Lake ornate shrew. The U.S. Fish ...

For the first time in 46 years, one of the Western Cape’s most mysterious mammals, the Boosmansbos long-tailed forest shrew (Myosorex longicaudatus boosmani), has made a reappearance, exciting ...

One of the Western Cape’s most mysterious mammals, the Boosmansbos long-tailed forest shrew (Myosorex longicaudatus boosmani), has made a reappearance, 46 years after it was last recorded.

A recovery strategy is being drawn up for the critically-imperiled Pacific water shrew, a small, elusive creature whose chief habitat is areas of the Lower Mainland near small streams or rivers ...