Have you ever paused to truly observe a squirrel? These common creatures possess a wealth of fascinating traits and behaviors ...

Flying squirrel and fox have a brief midnight encounter outside a reporter's home in Fairfax early Monday morning.

From gray squirrels to flying squirrels there are more than 300 species of squirrels worldwide. For Squirrel Appreciation Day here's a look at some of the amazing things squirrels do and are. They ...

Northern flying squirrels are endangered, and the Pennsylvania Game Commission is working to improve their habitat. A group went searching for the species in the Poconos.

Flying squirrels rely on dead and dying trees to survive — we are clearing away their homes.

There are two species of flying squirrels in Michigan. One is the northern flying squirrel, which is found in the northern Lower Peninsula and Upper Peninsula.

February marks the start of the northern flying squirrel’s mating season in Montana. (The nocturnal mammals are common in the Bob and the state.) On a typical night during this period, each ...

Fox Squirrel Northern Flying Squirrel Southern Flying Squirrel The Gray Squirrel is the one that we see the most-in fact, sometimes it’s hard to look out a window and not see a gray squirrel!

In the Pacific Northwest, the northern flying squirrel, Glaucomys sabrinus, consumes sporocarps of a wide variety of hypogeous mycorrhizal fungi (truffles). Numerous other foods are also consumed but ...

Unlike their northern cousins, these squirrels only nest in tree cavities. Some southern flying squirrel dens will house more than 50 roosting squirrels at a time.