North Carolina chose the gray squirrel as its state mammal because it is widespread, adaptable, and familiar to residents across the state. Schoolchildren helped influence the decision in 1969, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Up and down the hallway, the lights were out in all the classrooms and laboratories, along with the refrigerators, air conditioning units and lab equipment. I guess I’d better go and get it. One of ...

For many years, we’ve been finding black walnut bits on the benches surrounding our campfire circle. I know where the walnuts come from and I know gray squirrels are eating them. Why squirrels like to ...

Wildlife experts are warning the public not to disturb squirrel nests, especially during breeding season, to avoid harming young or causing abandonment. Licensed professionals can humanely remove ...

The government is supporting research into a contraceptive "pill" for grey squirrels to curb the damage these rodents inflict on Britain's woodlands and its native red squirrel population. This forms ...

Squirrels and possums apparently think being king of the road means piling up the most road-kills for your species. Although possums ordinarily win the I-got-hit-by-a-big-truck award, squirrels seem ...

The “Squirrels are not endangered” letter (Our Readers’ Views, June 1) may cause confusion in calling for the Western gray squirrel to be removed from the endangered species list. The Western gray is ...

"Grey squirrels can damage maize and fruit crops. They are a threat to orchards and market gardens. They destroy bulbs and ...

Most North Carolinians see gray squirrels every day as they race along fences, leap between oak branches, or raid backyard bird feeders. This familiar acrobat is more than just a neighborhood nuisance ...