We examined 53 nests of southern flying squirrels constructed within nest boxes in Mobile County, AL. Of those containing a bedding layer (n = 35), 80% contained fungal rhizomorphs of Marasmius ...

The response of a population of gray squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) to artificial dens was studied by live-trapping and tagging from 1963-66 on a peninsula at Remington Farms, Maryland. A border of ...

I was driving a friend home one evening last week. This was up in the hills of North Berwick, where huge oaks and maples hang over the road making a tunnel through the forest. The headlights scared up ...

For those of us of a certain age, it's hard not to recall TV's Rocky and Bullwinkle when thinking of flying squirrels. No, they don't all live in Frostbite Falls. In fact, southern flying squirrels ...

YOU'D THINK a furry creature sailing overhead with limbs outstretched and pockets of skin billowing like parachutes would be a hard thing to miss. Yet most people never see the many flying squirrels ...

Support local journalism: Find offers for new subscribers at floridatoday.com/subscribe. Gardeners love to attract wildlife to their yards by using feeders, nesting ...

Dusk was just settling across their backyard in southeast Lincoln a couple years ago when Kate Martens and her husband were relaxing on the patio, chatting and enjoying the first signs of summer ...

During the cold winter months, squirrels behave like humans do, looking for a warm, protected space to nest. They don’t like the elements and prefer an undisturbed place to take shelter, which is ...