I have a confession: I don’t understand the hate people have for squirrels. I don’t understand the eagerness for building “squirrel-proof” bird feeders and such. Yes, squirrels can be greedy little ...

I am always looking for an excuse to learn and write about squirrels, so jumped at the chance to visit the latest arrivals at the Center for Wildlife in Cape Neddick in York, Maine — orphaned baby ...

In a nondescript warehouse in Washington, D.C., wedged between a community garden and the Metro train tracks, more than a dozen baby squirrels fill cages in an uncomfortably warm room. A noise machine ...

Monterey County is home to a varied list of squirrel species, with eastern fox, eastern gray, western gray and the California ground squirrel common residents of local trees, parks, burrows — and now ...

Severe weather, like hurricanes, can push baby squirrels out of their nests. If you see a grounded squirrel, don't intervene right away, experts say. It's best to give the mother squirrel enough time ...

To survive this week’s historic heat wave, much of the Bay Area’s wildlife is finding relief in deep burrows, damp mud or dense underbrush. But baby tree squirrels, unable to dig or climb, are ...