For the first time, scientists documented concerted carnivory by California ground squirrels. But why were there so many ...

A small population of California burrowing owls is getting a helping hand when it comes to romance—from a team of devoted scientists.

Bill Huber, president of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM), is leading the charge for the ...

This burrow system usually has one unobstructed entrance with the opening of other ... rough barked maple trees serve as “ladders” for entry to the canopy of mature beech trees whose smooth bark acts ...

The newly identified Snake River Plains ground squirrel was discovered to be a genetically distinct species after research ...

Sometimes the burrowing owl will take over an old prairie dog or ground squirrel burrow and widen or lengthen the burrow. Other times the burrowing owl will simply dig out their own nesting burrow.

Although these owls are capable of building their own burrows, they generally prefer burrows abandoned by ground squirrels and other small rodents. Burrowing owls in California are found mostly in ...

Unlike tree squirrels, ground squirrels use their claws to dig and burrow into the earth. Dr. Bryan McLean is a biologist and researcher as the University of North Carolina, Greensboro who ...