Vancouver Audubon Society and other environmental groups will get another chance to force the state Department of Natural Resources to identify and protect critical habitat for the western gray squirr ...

The county did not do its job to protect sensitive habitat and endangered species when approving the plan for a micro village for the homeless near Spanaway Lake, according to lawyers for Spanaway ...

Squirrels seem to be a common mammal encountered throughout daily life. If they’re not in your yard, they’re perched on trees or scurrying across roadways. But one species of squirrel is in danger in ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Western gray squirrels have been reclassified from threatened to endangered under Washington's endangered species act, according to a vote by the Washington Fish and Wildlife ...

Washington’s Western gray squirrels are in trouble. So much so that state officials are considering uplisting the squirrels from threatened to endangered. The change comes after a periodic status ...

Western gray squirrels will now be listed as endangered in Washington. The state Fish and Wildlife Commission’s decision Friday comes after a periodic status review of the large tree squirrels. It’s ...

Like most of us here, I think of winter as the true beginning of spring. The world turns vibrant green as storms roll in from the Pacific. My pulse quickens as the earth pops with life, even as the ...

The Western gray squirrel is the largest tree squirrel in the state. It’s being threatened by wildfires and habitat fragmentation. Courtesy of Jennifer Becar with the Washington Department of Fish and ...

It’s getting harder to find a Western gray squirrel in the state. Right now, they mostly live in a few spots: the Okanogan, in north-central Washington; Klickitat County, near the Columbia River; and ...