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 ...

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 ...

A gopher looking up through a pile of dirt - Mlharing/Getty Images Imagine this: It's a warm summer morning. You've spent the last season preparing, and the early parts of this one fostering plants ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A small-town golf course in Milford has a big problem. Gophers are taking over the fairways and damaging the course.