The woodland vole shows many adaptations for its burrowing lifestyle. The fur is short, soft, and silky, almost mole-like in texture. The front feet and claws are larger than those of its relatives.

The perches are roughly 15 to 20 feet high to give hawks and owls a better ... Williams added that the perches are about curbing the vole population, not getting rid of the species entirely.

"The tunnels are dug at a rate of 18 feet per hour and can add 150 feet of ... "To protect an area from a vole infestation, a ...