Scientists caught small mammal with facial mask, long snout in trap at national park and discovered new species: Chachapoyas mouse opossum, study said.

Though once common, such small native mammals are now rare. Many are threatened with extinction. Over the past 30 years, small mammals have been disappearing from Australia's tropical savannas.

The bats have been housed in the small mammals building, now set for closure. Contact Vanessa Swales at 414-308-5881 or [email protected]. Follow her on X @Vanessa_Swales.

MILWAUKEE -- It's the end of an era at the Milwaukee County Zoo. The Small Mammals Building, one of the zoo's original buildings, will close by the end of the year. The zoo announced the closure ...

In late 2023, the Milwaukee Business Journal reported that following the completion of the zoo's Adventure Africa campaign, Morris said he was turning his sights to the small mammals building. At ...