https://blog.wcs.org/photo/2016/10/24/the-empire-of-lilliput-mongolia-vole/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-empire-of-lilliput-mongolia-vole An Eye on Wildlife Mon, 03 Aug 2026 11:22:58 +0000 hourly 1 https://blog.wcs.org/photo/2016/10/24/the-empire-of-lilliput-mongolia-vole/#comment-34917 Mon, 24 Oct 2016 23:08:21 +0000 http://blog.wcs.org/photo/?p=2448#comment-34917 Thank you Peter, this is eye-opening! Although Brandt’s vole was a study object of our university, we students were not taught these essential ecological facts. I hope you get them to the decision makers in Mongolia. It is the same problem like the pika eradication in China and the gerbil eradication in some Central Asian regions.

]]> https://blog.wcs.org/photo/2016/10/24/the-empire-of-lilliput-mongolia-vole/#comment-34916 Mon, 24 Oct 2016 21:00:32 +0000 http://blog.wcs.org/photo/?p=2448#comment-34916 Small mammals don’t get enough credit for being the backbone of our ecosystems. Kudos to the author for capturing their importance!

]]> https://blog.wcs.org/photo/2016/10/24/the-empire-of-lilliput-mongolia-vole/#comment-34910 Mon, 24 Oct 2016 16:14:39 +0000 http://blog.wcs.org/photo/?p=2448#comment-34910 The work you do is marvelous and i hope your counsel reaches the folks in the countries where you are trying to educate them.

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