Called pocket gophers because of their furry cheek pouches that carry food and nesting materials, these critters are larger than either moles or voles, ranging from six to ten inches long.

Gophers are in search of green things to eat. They prefer to dine on the roots of trees, grasses, seeds, leaves, tubers and bulbs. We call them gophers, but technically, they are pocket gophers.

I have been bombarded with questions about moles, voles, and pocket gophers lately. Identifying which mammal is causing damage seems to be a major problem among lawn owners. Therefore I will try ...

Gophers can also sometimes be mistaken for moles and voles, but there are ways to tell these animals apart as well. Moles typically have darker fur and strange, star-shaped noses, which they use ...

Plains Pocket Gophers are most limited by the depth and composition of soils, drainage and flooding tendencies of an area, and the presence of waterways: such as wide, permanent streams, rivers ...

Gophers make many mounds, typically over a foot wide and horseshoe shaped. Moles are territorial, with usually only two to three per acre, while there may be 20 or more gophers per acre.

Gophers: An Overview Gophers are small rodents who are members of the Geomyidae family. They are related to the kangaroo rat and pocket mouse.

Scientists say the pocket gophers were cranky about being moved into a devastated landscape for a day in 1980. But decades later, their short visit still has visible, and vibrant, effects.

After an expenditure of eleven years and an estimated $1,000,000, Kroc found a way to apply the pocket gopher’s hormone to the human female biology—but for a vastly different purpose.