"The last time we knew they were in Arkansas was about 800 to 1,000 years ago when some of their bones were found in ...

The other day, I was out kicking around a natural area, just enjoying nature with no particular agenda. I imagine a lot of my readers think that I am constantly on the hunt to capture the next ...

As winter approaches and the temperature drops to -30C across parts of Canada, the thirteen-lined ground squirrel nestles one-metre underground in a grass-lined burrow for six months of the year.

Groundhog Day is almost here and although we do not have groundhogs in the Treasure State we do have some close relatives like the marmot, ground squirrels and prairie dogs.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - While the nation held its breath to see if Punxsutawney Phil would see his shadow — ushering us ...

This “live” trap and others on the Gunn High School baseball field was used to capture ground squirrels on July 11, 2021. Two of the captured animals died, however, after allegedly being left ...

We have a few surprising facts for you. Chipmunks along with groundhogs (also known as woodchucks), marmots, and prairie dogs are all considered ground dwelling squirrels. Take a moment to appreciate ...

During the summer of 2024, researchers at Briones Regional Park in Contra Costa County, Northern California, documented unprecedented behavior in California ground squirrels: hunting and consuming ...

In the starkness of winter, squirrel dreys reveal themselves in the tree canopy. They’ve been there all along — just screened by trees’ leafy crowns for much of the year. Dreys are shaggy masses of ...