They're cute, they're furry and they're ruining the garden. It's time to get tough. Meadow voles, also known as field mice, are longer and plumper than house mice. Brown with stubby inch-long ...

Weight & Size: 200g and small ... Invasive American mink could kill every water vole in her valley in just a few weeks. ... She can scale a 700 metre high mountain and swim a loch 300 metres wide.

The common vole (Microtus arvalis) is the most common species in European farmland. Continent-scale collapses in population cycles of these species and other grass-eating voles could have profound ...

"So we've taken that idea and scaled it down to water vole size, which means using glitter." Video shows 'very chill' wild beaver after 400-year absence 6 May 2025.

"Ground squirrels are roughly 10 times heavier than voles, so this size advantage likely was an important factor contributing to their successful hunting strategy," Smith said.

Endangered water voles in Wales are being fed edible glitter in a bid to save them from extinction. ... "We'll be able to see the types of territory, the size and where they go in," said Mr Parry.

Water voles are fed edible glitter in the hopes that their movements can be tracked. ... "We'll be able to see the types of territory, the size and where they go in," said Mr Parry.