Renae Swayser holds a southern flying squirrel. On a wintry Saturday morning, a group gathered in the Poconos to look for a specific rodent - the northern flying squirrel. Renae Swayser, an ...

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (AP) — Officials aren’t sure exactly how many northern flying squirrels remain in Pennsylvania, but they do know there aren’t many. And they’re also concerned that in the near future ...

Squirrels belong to a diverse family of mammals that includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels, chipmunks, prairie dogs, ...

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Biologists are making progress in studying one of Kansas’ most elusive and mysterious nocturnal species. Flying squirrels may not be the first animal that comes to mind when thinking ...

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 ...

Whenever most people envision a squirrel, I suspect they have a mental image of the Eastern Fox Squirrel, which occurs throughout Northcentral Texas and Southwestern Oklahoma. However, there is a ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — You’ve seen them, but how much do you actually know about squirrels? North Carolina hosts a few different species of squirrels, five to be exact. NC is home to the Eastern ...

Scientists had an idea of what prehistoric Appalachia looked like: alligators coexisting with tapirs, turtles and carnivores that resemble modern-day red pandas. Now, they are adding giant flying ...

Giant flying squirrels that were as big as house cats glided across North America around 5 million years ago, researchers have discovered, after identifying an unusual fossil found inside an ancient ...

Scaly-tailed squirrels use thorny tail scales for grip on smooth trees. New models reveal the physics behind this, inspiring designs for agile, efficient robots and drones. Scaly-tailed squirrels are ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Think Wild, Central Oregon’s wildlife hospital and conservation center, said Monday it recently admitted an orphaned northern flying squirrel for rehabilitation. The young female ...