Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan. 2—An extra-small chipmunk found in southern New Mexico mountains will gain endangered species status and a critical habitat ...

The number of least chipmunk subspecies. The number of acres designated critical habitat for the Peñasco least chipmunk. An extra-small chipmunk found in southern New Mexico mountains will gain ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A chipmunk native to New Mexico could see new federal protections. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has until August to decide if they want to name the species as endangered.

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 ...

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 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 ...