EXCITING NEWS OUT OF THE ANIMAL KINGDOM. RESEARCHERS HAVE IDENTIFIED A NEW SQUIRREL SPECIES, AND ONE OF THOSE RESEARCHERS IS BASED HERE IN THE TRIAD. OUR KELLI KENDALL SPOKE WITH HIM ABOUT HOW HIS ...

BOISE, Idaho — Southern Idaho's sprawling Snake River Plain has been harboring a distinct species of squirrel that's emerged from the underground. Researchers have identified a new species of squirrel ...

Ground squirrels are wary and shy animals, but it is possible to observe three different species in our Northcentral Texas and Southwestern Oklahoma region. One species is more likely to be sighted ...

Beneath the surface of Eagle County are colonies of burrowing, and vocal, ground squirrels. Known as the Wyoming ground squirrels, the species are one of six kinds of ground squirrels in Colorado, ...

Researchers at UNC Greensboro have identified a new species of squirrel in the western part of the U.S. The Snake River Plains Ground Squirrel is native to Idaho near public land. The research ...

Squirrels are a common sight you might not think twice about. But researchers like UC Davis behavioral ecologist Sonja Wild say there’s a lot they can teach us. For the last few years, she’s helped ...

The North American squirrel is an oft-seen but under-recognized staple of North America. They operate on a low-key level but are adaptable enough to survive the waves of human development that have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. a squirrel sits eating a vole, pulling its meat with its teeth A compilation of California ground squirrels hunting voles in June ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has enlisted the help of The Nature Conservancy and Purdue University Fort Wayne (PFW) with the goal of assisting a species ...