In a darkened forest of central Colombia, a 2-foot-long mammal climbed a tree and paused to rest its “completely spiny” body.

Porcupines are considered a nuisance species by many landowners and state wildlife agencies, but they play an important role ...

In tropical forests, endangered species inside protected habitats are still in danger from threats from beyond their ...

New World porcupines in the family Erethizontidae are indigenous to North and South America. There are 23 species of ...

In fact, the fisher is the only animal tough and clever enough to prey regularly on porcupines — no easy feat ... logging and development have decimated the large blocks of forest the species needs to ...