October is Squirrel Awareness Month, an opportunity to shed light on all the mammal offers the local ecosystem. University of Minnesota student Charlotte Devitz, who is pursuing a doctorate in ecology ...

A Minnesota man has captured attention online after spending years building remarkable friendships with both wild and ...

A squirrel gathers acorns in Portland, Maine. There's a bumper crop of acorns on oak trees in Minnesota this year, and some squirrels are going on offense to access those acorns before they fall on ...

This time of year, Wildwoods volunteers are feeling the pressure of orphaned squirrel kits arriving by the dozens. These little ones require special formula. Don't try this at home, by the way. Cow's ...

The Richardson's ground squirrel weighs less than a pound, is about a foot long and is native to the northern Plains. The little creature is also a ferocious tunneler, and it's exasperating the people ...

Listen: Did a famed parks leader import gray squirrels to Minneapolis — and have the red ones killed? The Curious Minnesota podcast discusses Theodore Wirth's effort to replace one type of squirrel ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mar. 11—AUSTIN, Minn. — Before Minnesota author Chad Corrie fleshed out his idea for his first graphic novel, he already knew who ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Have you ever lost your keys or phone in your own home? When it comes to finding things, squirrels may have a leg up on us. Diane in Red Wing emailed us wondering: How do squirrels ...