Tests are being carried out to establish if there is an outbreak of squirrelpox in the Borders.

In nature, it really is survival of the fittest. Photos of a red squirrel and woodpecker have gone viral after they showed the two animals fighting each other for nuts. Karen Crawford took the ...

Maybe this miniature mammal is the next Mozart. A wildlife photographer in Scotland has captured remarkable images showing a red squirrel reaching out for hazelnuts encased in a miniature grand piano, ...

People in Dollar have been urged to take down any wildlife feeders in their gardens for the next two weeks.

Wildlife scientists say the endangered red squirrel population in Arizona is making a comeback after a dramatic drop-off. The ...

Scientific investigations before and during the COVID-19 lockdown in Berlin in 2020 show that urban red squirrels are extremely flexible in adjusting their diurnal activities to the presence of humans ...

Sanctuary staff say the litter will help boost population numbers of an endangered British species.

Red squirrels have been replaced over a large part of Great Britain by the non-native grey squirrel, introduced from North America in the late 19th century. Today, the British population of red ...

The Irish red squirrel, once nearly on the brink of extinction, has been saved in Kilkenny city thanks to the pine marten. The number of native red squirrels in the area, which has been in Ireland ...

England's red squirrels are close to extinction and the government needs to do more to protect them, an animal welfare group said. A petition set up by Save Our Reds, has attracted more than 75,000 ...

A Heriot-Watt University researcher's mathematical modelling expertise has contributed to a new report setting out key ...