Squirrels in Texas are "splooting" earlier than usual this year in response to soaring temperatures. While the instinctive sprawl may be downright adorable, its early appearance is a warning sign of ...

Stan Boutin has climbed more than 5,000 spruce trees in the last 30 years. He has often returned to the forest floor knowing if a ball of twigs and moss within the tree contained newborn red squirrel ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Traditionally known for stuffing their cheeks with nuts, squirrels can be carnivorous - though recorded instances of the rodents hunting and killing other live vertebrates are rare, ...

Quick Take 1968 legislation mandated the Eastern Gray Squirrel as the official game species to preserve frontier history. The ...

Have you ever wished you could make friends with the squirrels that visit your yard every day? If so, you aren’t alone. Those chittering little animals look cute, and with their high-energy antics, ...

The Mount Graham red squirrel continues its climb back from the brink, seven years after a wildfire nearly wiped it out. The endangered rodent’s numbers have jumped by more than 61% over the past year ...

Traditionally known for stuffing their cheeks with nuts, squirrels can be carnivorous — though recorded instances of the rodents hunting and killing other live vertebrates are rare, with few species ...