Vaseline can be used for so many things - but did you know you can even use it in your garden to help protect your plants and wildlife.

However, there's one type of meat that, while less conventional, has found its place on many tables: squirrel meat. In the United States, around 1.8 million people enjoy this delicacy, and a world ...

As spring approaches there are plenty of tasks that need doing in gardens this month to prepare for the new season.

HCN has covered the lands, wildlife and communities of the Western U.S. for more than 50 years. Get to know the West better by signing up to receive HCN’s on-the-ground reporting and investigations in ...

Grey squirrels, or Eastern grey squirrels, primarily live in the Eastern half of the U.S. and southern Canada. There is also ...

The Mediterranean diet is considered one of the healthiest ways of eating, thanks to its emphasis on fresh and cooked vegetables, whole grains, healthy fats, and small amounts of lean protein.

Squirrels are herbivores, which means their diet consists of plants. They will seeds, roots, leaves, nuts, or any available plant, whether that is in a forest or the community garden. What are ...

But the impact of the differences in skull and jaw shape on the strength and efficiency of the squirrels’ bite suggests that diet could be an underlying cause. Red squirrels in the UK eat a ...

Researchers have discovered that giving the species titbits that are softer than their natural diet may be changing their jaw shape and weakening their bite. Normally, red squirrels chomp on hard ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Red squirrels in Formby, England, fed primarily on peanuts by humans, developed flatter skulls and weaker jaws compared to their Scottish counterparts. These ...

Soft diet, weak jaws. If red squirrels eat too many peanuts, their jaws end up weaker than the jaws of squirrels eating natural diets, researchers report January 15 in Royal Society Open Science.

Anyone with squirrels in their garden this winter has been issued a warning by wildlife experts. Though some gardeners may see the furry grey (or sometimes red) rodents as being pests which dig ...