JACKSON TWP. ‒ One man's treasured neighborhood squirrels are another man's trashy band of nuisance rodents. The dividing line runs between two houses on Chippewa Avenue NW in the Portage Park Estates ...

Coming across a baby squirrel alone in the wild or even in your backyard can stir up a strong desire to help. These little creatures appear helpless, especially when they are very young. But feeding a ...

Dear Heloise: Glen Allen from Virginia wrote that he feeds squirrels and birds small pieces of regular or butter-topped bread. Glen said that the squirrels like it so much, they request more, and he ...

Urbanization is rapidly growing worldwide, often bringing negative effects on wildlife through loss of habitat and disturbances such as light pollution and noise. Yet some species manage to adapt to ...

Dear Heloise: I have been reading your column with interest and like the tips displayed therein. A recent letter from Cody, in San Antonio, noted that he gives various kinds of nuts and seeds to ...

Michigan law bans feeding deer in the Lower Peninsula. But what about the squirrels, birds and bunnies that wander into your ...

Courtesy henk bogaard via Adobe Stock Credit: Courtesy henk bogaard via Adobe Stock Courtesy henk bogaard via Adobe Stock Yes, they’re cute. But city officials are urging visitors to ignore the ...

Countless backyards are battlegrounds between die-hard homeowners and squirrels fighting over bird feed. Squirrels need not be an inevitable element of bird feeding; even though keeping squirrels out ...