At first, I thought a black cat had crossed my path, but a second glance out the window revealed the critter was not a cat at all – it was a black squirrel, and a rather burly one at that. Black ...

ROY LUKES My home is in an upland hardwood forest of sugar maples, basswood, American beech, ironwood and a few hemlocks.

Like other wildlife, you can identify squirrels from a distance by their habitats and behavior.

Florida is home to a host of diverse wildlife you can’t find anywhere else. Most people know of manatees and Florida panthers ...

White squirrels are striking to see, and their rarity often leads people to assume they belong to a completely different species. In reality, they are simply unusual color forms of familiar squirrels, ...

If you take squirrels for granted -- or simply regard them as backyard pests -- here’s a critter that just might change your mind. A piebald squirrel has been spotted in Alabama at the Birmingham ...

It has been some time since local wildlife enthusiast Marty Mahowald asked me what I knew about black squirrels. He went on to explain that in recent years, he has noticed more of these critters ...

At first, I thought a black cat had crossed my path, but a second glance out the window revealed the critter was not a cat at all – it was a black squirrel, and a rather burly one at that. Black ...