Jan. 2—An extra-small chipmunk found in southern New Mexico mountains will gain endangered species status and a critical habitat designation, boosting its chance at survival. The Peñasco least ...

From Alvin and the Chipmunks to Disney’s Chip and Dale, cartoonists have characterized chipmunks as one of nature’s most lovable rodents. Here are 11 illuminating facts about what their real-life ...

Dec. 28—Two years after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed protecting a shrinking population of chipmunks native to Southern New Mexico, that protection is coming. The federal agency earlier ...

A chipmunk native to the Sacramento Mountains in southern New Mexico could be nearing extinction and the federal government hoped to step in. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service last week recommended ...

The name “rodent” brings to mind a variety of objectionable creatures because how they live perturbs us, especially if they live in our space. A marmot chirping while sprawled atop a boulder high in ...

Listen to Short Wave on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. Kwasi Wrensford describes the genus Neotamius as "elfin": skittish little squirrel-cousins with angular faces, pointy ears and ...

SILVER CITY, N.M.— Following a decade of advocacy from the Center for Biological Diversity and allies, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today added the Peñasco least chipmunk of southeastern New ...

A rare chipmunk species in the Sacramento Mountains in New Mexico was the latest conservationists accused the federal government of failing to protect despite its dwindling population and ...

A chipmunk native to the Sacramento Mountains in Lincoln National Forest could see federal protections this year after a judge ruled wildlife managers must issue a decision in the coming months. The ...

Looks like: Normally, these small rodents are grayish to reddish brown with a distinguishing yellowish-red patch on their rumps. They have a yellow underbelly, while their sides and back have five ...