Eastern gray squirrels may appear to be routine backyard wildlife, yet in Kentucky, they hold formal recognition alongside animals such as white-tailed deer and northern cardinals. In 1968, state ...
A melanistic Eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on September 29, 2024. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto via Getty Images) Correction: A previous ...
North Carolina chose the gray squirrel as its state mammal because it is widespread, adaptable, and familiar to residents across the state. Schoolchildren helped influence the decision in 1969, ...
January 21 is National Squirrel Appreciation Day! The holiday was started in 2001 by wildlife rehabilitator Christy Hargrove, ...
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 ...
Question: A couple of black squirrels have been joining the merry band of gray squirrels marauding my bird feeders. What causes this color change, and how common is it? Answer: Recent research from ...
Eastern gray squirrels may appear to be routine backyard wildlife, yet in Kentucky, they hold formal recognition alongside animals such as white-tailed deer and northern cardinals. In 1968, state ...