The number one threat to bird feeders are squirrels—animals which, historically, I am quite fond of—but I’ve managed to create an environment where squirrels and birds can coexist on my ...

Conservationists have been alarmed by the appearance of a grey squirrel near Oban. The animal has been seen on the Isle of Seil, one of Argyll's Slate Islands about 100 miles (161km) from the ...

This, the Adjidaumo of Longfellow’s celebrated poem Hiawatha, is the voice of the Adirondack’s brooding forests. The red squirrel’s appearance varies seasonally. The paler, reddish to olive gray coat ...

The gray squirrel’s appearance differs seasonally. The yellowish brown summer coat becomes thicker and gray in winter, the pelage of some individuals strikingly silver-gray. Underparts and eye-rings ...

He holds degrees in journalism and environmental anthropology. Squirrels get a lot of attention from humans, but not always for good reasons. We tend to dwell on negatives like stolen tomatoes and ...

Look out your window on any given day, and you might see a squirrel busily collecting nuts and burying them around the yard or scampering across swaying power lines like a trapeze artist. Depending on ...

This story appears in the February 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. Squirrels aren’t natural city slickers. In 1856 the sight of one in a tree near New York’s city hall so shocked ...

Chipmunks along with groundhogs (also known as woodchucks), marmots, and prairie dogs are all considered ground dwelling squirrels. Take a moment to appreciate our squirrel-related collections images ...

The fan did its job — while unexpectedly serving another purpose: It gave the squirrels in their yard a place to cool off in the sweltering Texas heat. Elwell forgot to turn the fan off one ...

Melanistic and albino people sometimes occur in other communities. Sometimes it is found to be damaging gardens and pastures. Named the marmot, the groundhog is a member of the squirrel family ...

That’s what many squirrels seem to be doing these days. With temperatures at the too-freaking-hot levels in recent weeks, squirrels and other animals have been doing a lot of “splooting” to ...

Follow her on X. Squirrels gain easy access to your attic from soffits, fence lines and roofs. One-way entry doors are the quickest and most humane method of squirrel removal. To keep squirrels ...