Readers regularly ask about squirrels with missing or damaged tails in their backyards. They worry about the impact on the survival of creatures they’ve come to know as regulars at their backyard ...

Q. I have fed squirrels in my backyard for years and enjoyed their antics when they chase one another and jump from tree to tree. I try to figure out whether they are playing, mating or fighting.

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Their bushy tails entangled in a knot, five juvenile Gray Squirrel siblings were saved by the Wisconsin Humane Society’s Wildlife Rehabilitation Center this week. WHS officials say ...

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Milwaukee, WI -- Five juvenile Gray Squirrel siblings are recovering after their tails became entangled with long-stemmed grass, strips of plastic that their mother used as nest material, and with ...

Here we are in the dead of winter with nighttime temperatures falling into single digits, and despite this I am seeing signs that the breeding season for wildlife has begun. On Jan. 15, Mary Alice and ...

The primary difference between chipmunk and squirrel species lies in their habitat and storage strategy. Squirrels are the ...

When ground squirrels wave their tails back and forth, it's apparently meant to send a message to rattlesnakes not to mess around with them — and a newly published study suggests that the snakes are ...

DEAR JOAN: I recently moved to a new home and have noticed I have a blue-tailed squirrel living in my backyard! His belly is white and most of his top half is regular grey/brown squirrel colors. At ...