The extension office often receives inquiries from homeowners about little crit ters that dig holes in their yard. They are usually rodents — some excavate mounds of soil, others just create holes in ...

Gophers are cute until you have to share your backyard with them. Despite being labeled as a pest, they are helpful for the overall environment since their digging can stir up nutrients in the soil ...

NAMPA — The Canyon County pest control district has declared one rodent a pest worth trapping: the pocket gopher. Gopher trapper and Canyon County Gopher Control supervisor Jim Martell said he sets ...

RAWLINS (AP) - An environmental group has petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list the rare Wyoming pocket gopher as an endangered or threatened species. The petition filed by ...