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An expert has shared a simple kitchen ingredient that can help deter squirrels and rats from stealing bird food without harming your feathered visitors or the environment ...

The baby boomer generation, in addition to being large in numbers, also began at a time when the parents had endured the limitations of the Depression and a war. The new era ushered in a huge ...

There's nothing quite like the simple joy of watching colorful birds flock to your backyard feeder. But then, a familiar foe appears: the squirrel. These acrobatic, little thieves can empty a feeder ...

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Move over, Fat Bear Week — we've got a new fat animal in town. Every year as fall begins, outdoor enthusiasts observe the holiest of traditions: crowning the fattest bear at Brooks River in Alaska's ...

Squirrels: Are they just rats with better PR? Be advised that this is not safe reading material for squirrel lovers, or even squirrel apologists. In my opinion, squirrels are worse than rats—smarter, ...

Squirrels are a common sight you might not think twice about. But researchers like UC Davis behavioural ecologist Sonja Wild say there’s a lot they can teach us. For the last few years, she’s helped ...

Have you noticed squirrels going a bit crazy this fall? I mean more than usual? I’ve been hearing a lof of people talking about the long, cold winter in store for us and they say they can tell because ...

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SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (KRON) — Multiple residents of San Rafael, Calif., say aggressive squirrels are terrorizing the neighborhood, sometimes leaving victims with nasty bites or scratches. “I was just ...

Residents in California's Bay Area on high alert after an aggressive squirrel sent multiple people to the emergency room in September. Joan Heblack was on her morning walk in San Rafael, just north of ...