The Big Cypress fox squirrel is losing its habitat to urban and suburban development. But a few design changes could help to save this and other species.
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Protecting places that are likely to remain cool and moist as global temperatures rise can save wildlife of all kinds, but first we have to find them.
The scariest thing about a black cat may be the way superstition and tradition shape people’s perceptions and prejudices about animals based solely on their color.
New research suggests the gut bacteria of red and grey squirrels differ significantly, potentially explaining the decline of the native red and the success of its grey counterpart.
North American red squirrels produce a range of sounds, but their distinctive rattle call may have more to do with identifying themselves than warning off other squirrels.
How do squirrels leap through trees without falling? It takes strength, flexibility and finely tuned cognitive skills.
Red squirrels are solitary by nature, but research has found that they benefit from familiarity with other squirrels.
Squirrels and chipmunks are distant cousins who have grown a little more apart from each other over millions of years.
With careful observation, you can start to recognize that one sassy squirrel or the cardinal pair who call your neighborhood home.
Scientists hope to learn what makes certain red squirrels able to survive squirrelpox.
Camera traps allow citizen scientists to peek into the hidden lives of Britain’s mammals.
Wild animals are hard at work this spring. Here’s how their hard labour benefits humans, and why we should be more appreciative.
Formby is one of the only remaining urban areas in England where red squirrels can be found at all.
Grey squirrels are wreaking havoc on UK woodlands.
Grey squirrels have lots of attractive characteristics, yet they are actively persecuted by humankind.
Some have a strain that is almost identical to one that infected humans in the middle ages.
Yes, apes and dolphins are bright. But what about the other animal Einsteins?
Grey squirrels hate these reclusive, cat-sized predators.
An online video apparently showing a French tourist kicking a squirrel off a cliff in Grand Canyon National Park was greeted with horror and incredulity after being posted (and since removed) on YouTube…
Prince Charles is among those repeating their calls for an organised cull of grey squirrels in Britain as a way of helping the declining native red squirrel. Despite being larger and stronger than their…
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