The crop-eating critters are on the run, as hunters hit the fields in hope of winning top prize in a gopher-hunting derby. The derby is sponsored by the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation. Its goal is ...

Gophers are a huge problem for gardeners in much of the US, destroying plants from Minnesota (nicknamed the 'Gopher State') to California, and even Florida. Any yard where the soil conditions suit ...

North America has about 40 species of gophers or "pocket gophers," which are small, burrowing rodents that spend most of their time underground feasting on plant roots. These animals have a wide ...