SAN DIEGO — Three deer mice collected during routine monitoring near Mount Laguna earlier this week have tested positive for hantavirus, according to county health officials. Hantavirus, which is a ...

Deer are on the move for breeding season, a time that means bucks rubbing their antlers on tree trunks — not to mention whole herds turning their dining attention toward landscape evergreens as other ...

Hantavirus is common in wild rodents, and deer mice are the main carriers of the virus in San Diego County. While people rarely come into contact with wild rodents, it is important to take basic ...

One group of mice easily outnumbers all other native, North American rodents in numbers of species and widespread distributions throughout North America. They are collectively referred to as deer mice ...

For the first two-thirds of November, the month felt more like that of October. Temperatures were much above normal; we recorded 50 degrees or warmer during 12 of the first 18 days. And so, we had no ...

Three deer mice collected near Mount Laguna tested positive for the potentially deadly hantavirus, county officials announced this week. The sample was collected Wednesday during routine monitoring, ...

As of 2021, the American Society of Mammalogists has recognized 2,277 different species of rodents, making up 35% to 40% of all mammal species on the planet, depending on which authority you talk to.

The wonderful world of tennis is helping nature’s tiniest mammals survive. Each year, following Wimbledon, thousands of used tennis balls are donated to UK Wildlife Trust. Volunteers at the ...

Mice and rats are good climbers and jumpers, so trim back vegetation and shrubs so they’re not touching your house and ...