Readers regularly ask about squirrels with missing or damaged tails in their backyards. They worry about the impact on the survival of creatures they’ve come to know as regulars at their backyard ...

"We cannot stress this enough: PLEASE LEAVE WILDLIFE ALONE!!!" the Kensington Bird and Animal Hospital in Connecticut wrote in a Facebook post An animal hospital in Connecticut is urging people to ...

Four baby squirrels found with their tails tied together are recovering and part of one squirrel's tail had to be amputated, according to Kensington Bird & Animal Hospital in Berlin. Hopsital staff ...

A group of baby squirrels abandoned on train tracks in Connecticut and tied together by their tails was not the “squirrel king” phenomenon but rather a bizarre case of animal abuse, an animal hospital ...

A squirrel twitching its tail does not look dramatic. It is small, quick, and easy to miss. Most people barely notice it or assume the animal is just being jumpy. But that tail movement is doing a lot ...

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Their bushy tails entangled in a knot, five juvenile Gray Squirrel siblings were saved by the Wisconsin Humane Society’s Wildlife Rehabilitation Center this week. WHS officials say ...

Q. I have fed squirrels in my backyard for years and enjoyed their antics when they chase one another and jump from tree to tree. I try to figure out whether they are playing, mating or fighting.

Four baby squirrels were found in Connecticut with their tails tied together in what animal hospital staffers believe was an act of animal abuse. The squirrels were discovered on train tracks with ...