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The eastern meadow vole, aka fields mouse or meadow mouse, is a very wide spread rodent that can be found from throughout Canada to the U.S. Because these voles reproduce rapidly and cause millions of dollars in damage to agricultural crops, lawns, and orchards (by “girdling” or chewing the bark […]

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The short-tailed field vole, aka short-tailed vole or field vole, is among the most common mammals found in Europe. They’re also found in Asia. Being widespread has its drawbacks though. They face the threats of both habitat loss and fragmentation at the hands of agricultural intensification, urban development, and the […]

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The southwestern water vole, aka southern water vole, is a large amphibious species of vole hailing from France, Portugal, and Spain. They only thrive where the banks and vegetation haven’t been drastically altered by human activity. Consequently, habitat loss and degradation (as a result of drainage, dredging, canal-building, infrastructure development, […]

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The European water vole, aka northern water vole or water rat, is an aquatic rodent found throughout Europe and northern Asia. These critters face the threat of predation by the introduced American Mink. They also face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial […]

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The northern red-backed vole can be found in Alaska, Canada, Europe, and Russia. These slender voles are known to cause damage to fruit trees and grains. They face the threat of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of habitat clearing and certain modern forestry practices which reduce essential ground […]

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The bank vole is a small species of vole that can be found throughout Europe, western Asia, and the Middle East. These voles have been accidentally released into Ireland as well. They face the threats of habitat loss and destruction in the form of deciduous forests being replaced by coniferous […]

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The reed vole is the largest species of vole known. They hail from central Eurasia, as well as northern China, and the Korean Peninsula. These voles face the threats of fires and fire suppression, as well as climate change, which causes severe droughts. However, these critters are abundant enough to […]

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With around 155 known species in North America alone, the vole is a common critter that can be found in meadows, savannas, forests, dense grasslands, prairies, swamps, arctic tundra, home gardens, and farmland. They can be found from the Alaskan tundra all the way down to Mexico. These critters play […]

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