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 ...

That mischievous gopher might steal the scene in the classic comedy “Caddyshack,” but you’ll undoubtedly want to channel Bill Murray’s energy in getting rid of that rodent, should you ever find one in ...

Gophers are burrowing rodents which live almost entirely underground. Gophers are well adapted to their underground existence, with stout forelegs and strong curved claws for digging. They have ...

WASHINGTON (CN) - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced that four sub-species of the Mazama pocket gopher have been listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. The agency has ...

A: Pocket gophers construct burrows under the ground using their strong forelegs, enlarged claws and even their teeth. Their vision is poor because of their habitat, as is their hearing. When the ...

One of my first lessons in home gardening was learning how evil pocket gophers are. I vividly remember sitting at my kitchen table, seven months pregnant, looking at all our baby plants in our new ...