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 ...

When it comes to wildlife animals inhabiting urban areas, public polls typically rank the tree squirrel as a good neighbor – and yet, also a No. 1 problem-maker, according to the Washington Department ...

The different tree squirrel species of North America have played a very important role in nature since time beginning. Being very industrious rodents, they instinctively develop countless food caches ...

Western gray squirrels are getting harder and harder to find in Washington state. They are the largest species of tree squirrels and traditionally make their homes in low to mid-elevation forests, ...

I was delighted when a friend sent several photos of a gray squirrel cleaning out and inhabiting a pumpkin. Not everyone would appreciate the squirrel's antics, but now that Thanksgiving weekend is ...

BOISE, Idaho — Southern Idaho's sprawling Snake River Plain has been harboring a distinct species of squirrel that's emerged from the underground. Researchers have identified a new species of squirrel ...

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 ...