The gray squirrel’s appearance differs seasonally. The yellowish brown summer coat becomes thicker and gray in winter, the pelage of some individuals strikingly silver-gray. Underparts and eye-rings ...

It was from the US that the grey squirrel was first introduced to the UK. Two of them have now moved into the attic. I woke ...

Predators, diseases and environmental changes all threaten our native red squirrel, but their decline is primarily due to the introduction of the American grey squirrel in the 1800s as an ...

In 2001, a wildlife rehabilitator named Christy Hargrove decided squirrels deserved a little respect. So she founded National Squirrel Appreciation Day, which takes place every January 21st. To be ...

A new red squirrel colony has been found in the Yorkshire Dales –with the help of a bit of detective work. Thermal imaging cameras, which pick up body heat, were used to detect four individuals from ...

The grey squirrel is not native to the UK - it was introduced from North America. There is great competition between the red and grey squirrel with the population of the grey outweighing that of ...

We often overlook or ignore the more common critters in the natural world. The eastern gray squirrel and chipmunk come to mind as examples of common critters that many people don’t think ...