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, ...

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 ...

It's not unusual to see squirrels eating acorns or other nuts, or seeds; they are considered herbivores though they sometimes eat insects as well. But researchers now have evidence that when presented ...

A decade ago, I spent several hours inside a wooden box in a Scottish forest.

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 ...

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, ...