Richardson's ground squirrels — colloquially known as gophers — are currently hibernating, but they're making headlines after ...

Saskatchewan and Alberta are disappointed with a decision by federal regulators against using a pesticide to manage agriculture damage from the Richardson's ground squirrel.

Agriculture ministers from Alberta and Saskatchewan are frustrated by Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA ...

The poison strychnine continues to be banned in Canada after the emergency use exemptions sought by Alberta and Saskatchewan ...

A request from Alberta and Saskatchewan to allow use of strychnine to control Richardson’s ground squirrels, or gophers, for this growing season was recently denied by Canada’s Pest Management ...

California ground squirrels at a Northern California regional park have become omnivores, turning prey into predators.

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This video shows a ground squirrel moving through low vegetation in an open grassland habitat. The footage captures natural foraging behavior, alert movements, and how the animal blends into its ...

Sitting in my campsite at Goblin Valley State Park, I saw an antelope ground squirrel standing erect on its back feet, which I found amusing. I soon found that this was a common posture evoked by ...

John Seiler was strolling across Virginia Tech’s campus with his students Thursday morning when something stopped them in their tracks: a sweet cherry tree with an unusual jagged scar running along ...

As we head into the weekend, a major winter storm system is going to slide some of the coldest air we’ve felt in years right over Michigan - and we’re going to be in a deep freeze for a few days. How ...

Viral social media posts are warning about "exploding trees" during a major winter storm. The phenomenon, known as "frost cracks," is real but trees rarely explode completely. This is unlikely to ...