For three years now, Sacha Wells, an interpretive ranger for the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests, has made “Ground ...

California ground squirrels of all ages and genders were seen hunting, eating and competing over vole at a local park between June 10 and July 30, but the "carnivorous behavior" peaked during the ...

Controlling a ground squirrel population isn’t as easy as it may sound — but the city does have several options it could pursue. City to evaluate ground squirrel control options.

Ground squirrels generally live on the ground or in burrows, in contrast with British tree squirrels, such as the red and grey, which make their homes in trees. Tree squirrels have large bushy tails, ...

Richardson Ground Squirrels or "dak rats" have been a reoccurring problem at base housing at the nuclear Air Force ...

But Santa Monica is not the only community dealing with these creatures. In 2019, a lack of predators allowed the ground squirrel population to grow at Tres Hermanos Ranch in Chino Hills. In San ...

A. Ground squirrels seem to have increased in population during this drought. It may be due to the squirrels moving to yards where they can get water as the native landscape dries up.

When arctic ground squirrels hibernate for the winter, they can lower their body temperatures to freezing levels and stay dormant for up to eight months. Researchers at the University of Alaska ...

Ground squirrels prefer sandy or loamy, well-drained, alluvial soils rather than heavier clay and shallow, rocky soils. Home, sweet home.

Thirteen-lined ground squirrel. Courtesy of the Gracheva lab. Yet unlike a human athlete, the hibernating mammals drinking up their squirrel ‘Gatorade’ didn’t also seem to crave water.

The ground squirrels produce one litter — which has anywhere from one to 10 babies — each year. The population typically swells after the birth, growing from two squirrels per acre to 20 or more per ...