Bayreuth researchers have shown for the first time that the dormouse, which is strictly protected in Germany, not only uses woody structures as a habitat, but also reed beds. The study is published in ...

NACHI-KATSUURA, Wakayama Prefecture—A rodent that was rescued from a curious house cat turned out to be the first Japanese dormouse found in this town on the Kii Peninsula. The dormouse, a ...

The tiny creature has been given a bespoke home on a picturesque country estate once the pride of William Conqueror — and she seems totally contented hugging her tail as she snoozes. This wonderful ...

A new mapping tool developed by researchers at the University of Liverpool could help support UK-wide efforts to reintroduce the threatened hazel dormouse. Immortalized as a well-loved sleepy ...

Dormice are classed as 'vulnerable' largely due to habitat loss and climate change After the most successful breeding season in its history 29 young hazel dormice, born at Wildwood Trust in Kent, are ...

Tiny bridge in Lancashire will connect two wild populations of the tree-dwelling hazel dormouse Measuring 12 metres long and just 30cm wide, it’s a bridge of miniature proportions. But it is hoped ...

The public has been urged to scour woods for half-eaten hazelnuts to help trace one of the UK's rarest mammals. The People's Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) has launched its third Great Nut Hunt ...

Dormice need a tangle of woodland understory to move around and feed The 1,000th captive-bred hazel dormouse has been released into the wild in a UK-wide reintroduction scheme for these threatened ...

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The 1,000th captive-bred hazel dormouse has been released into the wild in a UK-wide reintroduction scheme for these threatened mammals. Big-eyed and famously sleepy, the dormouse is a woodland and ...