Squirrels, foxes, raccoons ... Some mammals (not opossums) are rabies vector species. Raccoons, foxes, groundhogs, skunks, bats and beavers transmit rabies through their saliva.

Although grey squirrels are commonly found in gardens, red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) are very rare and have become restricted to just a few areas of Britain. This decline is partly due to the ...

After the search, the DEC put out a bland statement, saying that its officers “seized a raccoon and squirrel sharing a residence with humans, creating the potential for human exposure to rabies.” The ...

When was the last time you thanked a squirrel? On National Squirrel Appreciation Day, the nine different species of squirrels in Michigan are accepting praise from their cozy winter nests.

Flying squirrels don’t actually fly ... since it might make them dependent on humans for survival and, oh yes, rabies. So how best to celebrate Squirrel Appreciation Day? One thing you can ...

Forestry and Land Scotland is asking people to report grey squirrel sightings in the Highlands and across Scotland to help protect red squirrels from a deadly disease. The appeal was made as part of ...

A rare colony of red squirrels has been discovered on a tree plantation in the Yorkshire Dales. The endangered species was identified by Julie Bailey from the UK Squirrel Accord (UKSA), a ...

Video footage of the red squirrels was captured by Julie Bailey from the UKSA A rare colony of red squirrels has been discovered on a tree plantation in the Yorkshire Dales. The endangered species ...

He has often returned to the forest floor knowing if a ball of twigs and moss within the tree contained newborn red squirrel pups. Copy article link ...

Australia's national airline was founded on November 16th, 1920 by Paul McGinness and Hudson Fysh. According to the Qantas website, McGinness and Fysh were "Australian Flying Corps veterans [who] ...

Introduction: Dog vaccination against rabies is considered one of the most effective strategies at preventing human deaths from rabies and is a key strategy for eliminating dog-mediated human rabies ...

Squirrel Appreciation Day, celebrated on Jan. 21, is the perfect chance to join this debate. Are these critters charming pranksters or infuriating troublemakers?