If New Year’s resolutions include spending more time outdoors, keep your eyes and ears open for red squirrels. They’re sporting their brightest, thickest fur this time of year and ready to pitch a fit ...

DRIVING HOME from work one recent late afternoon on my country road commute, a small dark critter made the mad dash across the road a few dozen yards ahead of my truck. It was well on the other side ...

Tweetings, fellow birders and thanks for flying in to read today. This week we’ll change gears a bit and check in on a different type of backyard character. No, they don’t have wings, but they do have ...

The return of the formerly ostracized pine marten to Scotland is helping native red squirrels regain ground from their invasive grey cousins. In the late 1800s, wealthy Victorians shipped North ...

MUNCIE, Ind. – You can’t step outside this time of year without spotting squirrels racing across your yard, pausing in front of your car, or scampering up a tree with a nut. Squirrels are one of our ...

This article was written by one of our Young Reporters, a scheme that gives 14 to 18-year-old school students a chance to write for a real newspaper. Find out more at the Young Reporter website. Our ...

A petition has been launched calling for the creation of a red squirrel emoji as part of efforts to raise awareness for one of the UK’s most endangered native mammals. The campaign, led by The ...