Today, the British population of red squirrels (approximately 287,000) is mostly restricted to Scotland, northern England and some offshore islands. This fragmented distribution is bad news for ...

Ms Squirrel added: “It is safer for our patients, especially those who have urgent care needs where an ambulance may be required.” ...

October is Squirrel Awareness Month, an opportunity to shed light on all the mammal offers the local ecosystem. University of Minnesota student Charlotte Devitz, who is pursuing a doctorate in ecology ...

But it’s not just the birds that love the food. Squirrels will also want to raid the bird feeder and often break them in the process. Bird feeders designed to keep out squirrels either enclose the ...

It wasn’t just one psycho squirrel going rogue either – males and females, adults and juveniles all participated. Over 18 observation days, researchers witnessed squirrels hunting voles 31 ...

The predators? Squirrels, the populous mammals who have long been known to mostly eat nuts, seeds and plants. While studying ground squirrels in Northern California this past summer, biologists ...

California ground squirrels hunt, kill and eat voles, reveals a new study documenting evidence of widespread carnivorous behavior among squirrels. A ground squirrel with cheeks stuffed with nuts ...

A southern flying squirrel trapped as part of a Minnesota study. The squirrel's big eyes and ears give it keen senses at night. (Anna Mangan, Natural Resources Research Institute) ...

“We had never seen this behavior before. Squirrels are one of the most familiar animals to people," said one scientist Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...