DEAR JOAN: How can we get rid of rats without also harming the squirrels that visit our yard? My next-door neighbors and I have lemon trees. Rats are coming into our yards at night to eat the skins ...

LOS ANGELES – A UC Davis study showed a nutty novel behavior in California squirrels: They’re hunting like carnivores, taking down and then consuming other, smaller rodents. As part of an ongoing ...

There is a simple way to stop rodents stealing from your bird feeder, as you just need a natural deterrent most people ...

I've been plagued for several years by gnawing rats with bushy tails (i.e., eastern gray squirrels, Sciurus carolinensis). I love their antics, and don't mind seeing them on my birdfeeders. In fact, I ...

MOVE over, Pizza Rat. A New York City squirrel loves cheesy slices so much, it fought off a pigeon for a piece. Pizza Squirrel showed his big-city bona fides after finding a classic slice in New York ...

Some East Bay ground squirrels have given up eating only seeds and plants and now are choosing to hunt and eat other rodents. A team of scientists spent 12 years in Briones Regional Park near Martinez ...