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• n  any of various small mouselike rodents of the family Cricetidae (especially of genus Microtus) having a stout short-tailed body and inconspicuous ears and inhabiting fields or meadows

• The pine vole hadn't been spotted since 1962 but two years ago, a group of the rodents popped up across the border in Austria.
• LOVE Some species of rodents, such as the prairie vole, form long pair bonds with their mates, as human beings do.
• One study showed that simply mowing an alfalfa field caused a 50% reduction in the gray-tailed vole population.

• field mouse

News & Articles

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• Garden Detective: What attacked those sprinkler heads?
  Squirrels and voles are among the likely culprits for chewing outdoor fixtures.
  Aug. 23, 2013 - The Sacramento Bee
• Garden Tips: Moles, voles and the havoc they cause
  In the past two weeks we have had a number of calls about moles and voles taking a toll on lawns.
  Aug. 23, 2013 - Memphis Commercial Appeal

Quotes

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• Beck in News-Review
  It was so poorly designed that it provided more protection for non-listed and very common species, like the red tree vole, than was provided for a listed species (under the Endangered Species Act) like the northern spotted owl,Beck wrote.