“What’s about 17 inches long, federally threatened and downright adorable? The Allegheny woodrat!” The U.S. Forest Service said in a Facebook post. “We were thrilled to get footage of this ...

Caption A captive desert woodrat, also known as a packrat, stands on a rock near branches from a toxic creosote bush. A new University of Utah study shows how microbes in the gut play a key role ...

while also saying wildlife biologists documented both adults and young of the species in Harpers Ferry. “The Allegheny woodrat is a remarkable species, and we’re thrilled to find them again in ...