In 2017, a wildfire raged across a drought-sick mountain in Southern Arizona and nearly wiped out a subspecies of red squirrel found nowhere else on the planet. In the aftermath of the Frye Fire — ...

A pesky squirrel turned a Florida family’s life upside down after the critter chewed through electrical wiring, sparking a fire that left their home a charred shell. Donnie Banta and Stacey Davis were ...

The squirrel gets on the pitch and a staff member later tries to catch it Getty Images Bees have stopped play at tennis tournaments, ladybirds have brought a halt to Test cricket. Now, squirrels have ...

I started hunting in September of 1972. Seated on the ground next to my father, I settled the gold front bead of a 410 single shot on a fox squirrel’s head and pulled the trigger. Fifty-two years ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Every fall, squirrels stash thousands of nuts and other snacks in ...

In the 10 years that Eli Haislip has worked at The Wood Thrush Shop, a bird-feeding supply store in Nashville, one of the questions he’s fielded most often concerns not birds, but mammals: What can I ...

Brandee Gruener is a digital editor and writer with 20 years of experience. Her articles on gardening, homes, food, and health have appeared in Hunker, American Gardener, and other national and ...

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Squirrels are a common sight you might not think twice about. But researchers like UC Davis behavioural ecologist Sonja Wild say there’s a lot they can teach us. For the last few years, she’s helped ...

The aggressive squirrel that caused a ruckus in San Rafael, biting people and sending at least two residents to the emergency room, was likely raised by humans, according to wildlife experts. Flyers ...