Dear Dr. Dirt: I have small, cone-shaped mounds over most of my yard. Most are about 3 inches across and 2 inches high. The dirt in the cone seems to be loose, like something has either burrowed ...

Dear Dr. Dirt: I just caught a short-tailed shrew in a live mouse trap. At first I thought it was a mole, but the feet didn’t look like a mole and it didn’t seem to be blind. Upon finding ...

Taxonomically, shrews and moles belong in two different ... As they travel beneath a grassy surface, they leave a mound of raised dirt above their tunnel. A mole’s highway system is seldom ...

These mountains of dirt are often the result of the underground activity of voles, moles and shrews. These are three types of small mammals that live underneath the ground and in yards.

These mountains of dirt are often the result of the underground activity of voles, moles and shrews. These are three types of small mammals that live underneath the ground and in our yards.

“Shrews are one of the most predacious small ... Velvety fur offers no resistance to dirt, which allows these moles to move forward or backward with ease. In summer, hairy-tailed moles can ...

When a mole crosses a dirt road, its path to the opposite side is usually perpendicular to the road. How does it know the shortest route when it cannot see the other side? Shrews are tiny ...