This little one was found curled up and sleeping in the balloon in a tree A hibernating dormouse was rescued after being found fast asleep in an old helium balloon caught in a tree. The tiny creature ...

What you’re seeing here is a hibernating dormouse filmed by Dave Williams of the Surrey Wildlife Trust Mammal Project. Despite his log-sawing, this slumbering little guy isn’t in any trouble — he’s ...

Twenty-nine hazel dormice bred in Kent are being released in a secret home in the north of England.

A tiny hazel dormouse has been rescued after being found "immobile and vulnerable" on a lawn in Sussex. East Sussex Wildlife Rescue & Ambulance Service (WRAS) said they believed the dormouse was ...

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The shortening of telomeres in cells was thought to be an important biomarker for lifespan and aging. The edible dormouse (Glis glis), a small hibernating rodent, now turns everything upside down. In ...