A silent drama is unfolding across the American West, pitting ranchers against one of the region’s most iconic creatures: the ...

If you've ever found a small burrow in the ground with a trapdoor made of dirt, leaves, or other debris, you may have thought a small rodent dug this hole. If you're in the southeastern United ...

Although these owls are capable of building their own burrows, they generally prefer burrows abandoned by ground squirrels and other small rodents. Burrowing owls in California are found mostly in ...