New research on the feeding habits of the desert rat-kangaroo could help locate the possibly extinct species, with ...

A tiny marsupial species declared extinct decades ago may still be hopping around in the deserts of Australia — and a new ...

Males of the South American species incubate their young in their vocal sacs. The London Zoo recently established a breeding ...

Although declared extinct in 1994, people claim to have seen desert rat-kangaroos since, and analysis of their museum ...

Of 101 samples collected from dead animals between September 2023 and May 2024, 85 percent tested positive for rodenticide, ...

By Simon J. Levien The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has a suggestion to help curb the growing population of an invasive species that bears a resemblance to a very large rat: Eat them.

“Save a Swamp, Sauté a Nutria,” the agency said. Nutrias can help boost the flavor profile of common dishes or be used as a ...

As part of National Invasive Species Awareness Week, the federal agency highlighted the deliciousness of nutria, a ...

The desert rat-kangaroo (Caloprymnus campestris), a small, hopping marsupial believed to be extinct since 1994, may still be hiding in the vast and harsh Sturt Stony Desert of Australia. A recent ...

In a small Danish cemetery, a researcher hovers over a fallen tree covered by a rich green mat. She collects samples of ...

Invasive nutria are wreaking havoc on delicate wetland ecosystems, and wildlife officials think eating them might be part of ...